VPFO Update

This newsletter provides the VPFO with timely updates about the portfolio and UBC as a whole.

New York Times: Your colleagues don’t read anything you write. Here are 8 ways to change that

Long emails and dense, difficult to decipher memos mean modern office communication goes ignored more often than it’s understood.

Forbes: How to talk so CEOs listen

Been asked to present to the executive or any other senior group (UBC has many)? Forbes has some easy recommendations to make your presentation go a little more smoothly.

Harvard Business Review: 5 tips for communicating with employees during a crisis

Harvard Business Review shares five key research takeaways for influencing employees’ satisfaction with how their employers are dealing with them during the pandemic.

Planon EMMS website

Hosts information about the Planon EMMS project and best practice processes for maintenance management, inventory management and asset management.

VPFO Communications & Engagement website

Presents communications information and resources for VPFO team members to use in support of portfolio projects, goals, and initiatives.

Okanagan IT, Media, & Classroom Services website

A one-stop computing resource site for the Okanagan campus community.

Okanagan Finance Operations & Strategies website

Shares transactional information about UBC Okanagan’s finance functions.

Okanagan Finance & Operations website

Provides overarching information about the departments and services supporting finance and operations on the Okanagan campus.