UBC’s Accessible and Inclusive Event Planning Guide
Access UBC’s guide and downloadable checklist that can assist you in planning events, public consultations, celebrations, and other occasions so that they can be equally accessible to, and inclusive of, community members who have a disability.
The Harvard Business Review: Storytelling Can Make or Break Your Leadership
Whether you need to win over a colleague, a team, an executive, a recruiter, or an entire conference audience, effective storytelling is key.
Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15th
We’re all spending more time at home at the moment, which makes it all the more important to prepare your home for the unexpected. Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15th to get ready!
VPFO Finance & Communications Teams Launch Finance Update
This new communication will be sent each Friday to consolidate and streamline communications to UBC’s finance community from our central finance functions.
Finance Update
UBC’s central finance teams — Comptroller, Finance & Integrated Services, Treasury, and UBCO’s Finance & Operations — are sharing information on key systems, processes, changes to support our community.
The Harvard Business Review: how to persuade people to change their behavior
Directives aren’t particularly effective in driving sustained behavior change because we all like to feel as if we are in control of our choices. So if telling people what to do doesn’t work, what does? Rather than trying to persuade people, getting them to persuade themselves is often more effective. Here are three ways to do that.
Harvard Business Review: Don’t just tell employees organizational changes are coming — explain why
During times of uncertainty, people experiencing change want a clear view of the path ahead. It’s important to share what you know – including what’s changing, when, and how
Harvard Business Review: How to (actually) change someone’s mind
It’s unlikely that everyone who works with you will agree with you — and that’s okay. But often, to move forward, you will need to get to convince them to change their minds. Learn how those most successful in overcoming others’ skepticism worked their approach.
Facilities Today
AVP Facilities John Metras shares the vision, accomplishments, and next steps for the Facilities group on the Facilities website.
Updates from Peter
Read announcements from our Vice-President, Finance & Operations, Peter Smailes on the VPFO website.