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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Finance website

Presents information from our central finance departments (Comptroller, Financial & Integrated Services, Treasury) needed for public audiences.
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Thursday, June 25, 2020

VPFO Portfolio website

Is a portal that provides information about and connections to our constituent departments, leadership, policies, and strategy, as well as news and updates from across…
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Workshop session: engaging your team with Zoom

COVID-19 has challenged us to rethink many aspects of how we work, from taking meetings online to redesigning paper-based processes. It takes extra effort to…
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

McKinsey: a leader’s guide to communicating with teams, stakeholders, and communities during COVID-19

COVID-19’s speed and scale breed uncertainty and emotional disruption. How organizations communicate about it can create clarity, build resilience, and catalyze positive change.
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Monday, May 11, 2020

Workshop session: using our websites

COVID-19 has challenged us to rethink many aspects of how we work, from taking meetings online to redesigning paper-based processes. It takes extra effort to…
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Friday, May 8, 2020

New Campaign: Cover Your Cough

Getting sick is never fun, but thankfully there are a few precautions we can all take to stay healthy and stop the spread of germs…
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Friday, May 8, 2020

What does good communications look like?

Research by international consulting firm Watson-Wyatt identified three communication traits of high-performance organizations while Deloitte identified four communication-related factors that help organizations achieve their goals.
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Monday, May 4, 2020

Workshop session: working with VPFO Communications & Engagement

COVID-19 has challenged us to rethink many aspects of how we work, from taking meetings online to redesigning paper-based processes. It takes extra effort to…
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Monday, April 27, 2020

Workshop session: getting your message across

COVID-19 has challenged us to rethink many aspects of how we work, from taking meetings online to redesigning paper-based processes. It takes extra effort to…
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

The VPFO is Working with the Rest of UBC in its Response to Covid-19

In this uncertain time the VPFO continues to provide some of UBC’s crucial services while protecting those that operate them.
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