We've got two very different guests joining us on today's episode to talk about productivity and workflow:  Jessica Rafter, who works remotely managing our online community, and Mara Hilliar, Executive Assistant to the VP of Finance.  Together we work through strategies we've adopted to keep ourselves organized and productive:  what's worked, modifications we've made, and ideas we'd like to try.  The key thing we've learned?  Experiment with different strategies until you find something that feels comfortable!  There are lots of ideas in this pod, and we hope some of them will work for you!

 

Resources Mentioned:

Jessica's Previous Pod on Collaboration Fatigue

Our Previous Pod on Organizational Tips

Getting Things Done - David Allen

Trello.com

Brandi and Patty welcome Theran Fisher back to the podcast, this time to discuss Chip and Dan Heath's immensely useful book "Switch."  As a part of his role with UVA's Talent Development department, Theran has used "Switch" to help many professionals understand how to understand and motivate themselves and their teams during times of change.  Get on your elephant and listen in!

 

Resources Mentioned:

UVA Talent Development

Heath Brothers resources on Switch (and their other books, too!)

Power of Habit Podcast

 

Theran's previous pods:  

Self Awareness and Self- Leadership

Self-Awareness and Work Relationships

On this edition of Finance Matters, we welcome Lisa Harris, Senior Learning & Development Consultant with UVA's Talent Development Department, back.  This time, we're talking about resilience:  what it is, why it matters, and how we can cultivate it in ourselves and our teams.  We cover a lot of ground in 35 minutes:  "embracing the suck," mindfulness, and jello shots.  Tune in and learn the power of bouncing back!

 

Resources Mentioned: UVA's FEAP Program

UVA Talent Development

Hunting the Good Stuff

Embracing the Suck

 

Lisa's previous pod:  Bridging the Generation Gap in the Workforce

Patty and Brandi are joined in this episode by Angela Knobloch from UVA's Organizational Excellence Department.  Beyond her depth of training and breadth of experience in change management and continuous improvement, Angela just gets the human side of change.  Join us for a lively, interesting discussion of the particularities of practicing change in the academic environment.

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Organizational Excellence at UVA

 

More about Angela / Contact

 

What is Lean Six Sigma?

 

What is DMAIC?

We're back for part two of our two-part series on Jeffrey M. Hiatt's book "The Employee's Guide to Surviving Change."  This pod focuses on the ADKAR method, and how we can assess where we are in the process:  Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement.  ADKAR is a practical framework for working through change yourself and helping your team to navigate it.  

Resources Mentioned:

The Employee's Guide to Surviving Change

Information and resources on the ProSci ADKAR model

Applying ADKAR

Coming to you from Patty's dining room table, it's part one of a series on Jeffrey M. Hiatt's book The Employees Survival Guide to Change.  The book is a short, pithy read with lots of great insight into change and change theory.  We'll walk you through the book's practical suggestions for succeeding in times of change.  Thanks to our special guests Thor and Mickey Marbury for the cuddles as we recorded ;)

Patty and Brandi are joined by guest host Chris Doran to discuss Charles Duhigg's groundbreaking book Power of Habit.  Do you have habits you want to break?  Or do you want to start a new, healthy habit? If so, check out this discussion -- Duhigg outlines a practical framework for understanding your habits and changing them.  

 

Resources Mentioned:

Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg TED Talk  (this has the cookie story in it!)

Power of Habit summary  -- See especially the Chapter 1 section on the Habit Loop

Nudge, by Richard Thaylor

The Wellness Wheel

Coursera:  The Science of Wellbeing

Excuse the ambient noise -- we recorded this episode live from EACUBO in Boston!  Tune in for tips on how to use your yearly performance evaluation time most effectively.

Part two of our two-part series on Self-Awareness, with guest Theran Fisher.  Join Patty and Brandi as they discuss with Theran self-awareness' role in the workplace.  You'll learn how who you are impacts how you work with others, the pitfalls of lack of self-awareness in the workplace, and how to better work with people who aren't self-aware.

Resources Mentioned:

True North by Bill George

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

Disc Assessment

Meyers-Briggs

Talent Management Site

Emotional Intelligence Class from Talent Development

What does it really mean to be self-aware?  Do you know why you behave/respond the way you do?  Understanding your thoughts, feelings, and values can make you more effective as a leader and a colleague, and in life in general.  Join Patty and Brandi for part one of a two-part discussion featuring Theran Fisher of UVA's Talent Management department.

 

Resources Mentioned:

True North by Bill George

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

Disc Assessment

Meyers-Briggs

Talent Management Site

Emotional Intelligence Class from Talent Development