January 19th, 2021The progress and ponderance of 2020
December 15, 2020
Here we are, nearing the end of 2020 --by anyone’s standards, a year unlike most in our lifetimes. As we close it out, let’s look back at the progress the UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) program has made during this unprecedented time — working almost entirely virtually — and acknowledge our current point in time as we take a moment to ponder, assess and validate the next steps needed to best move the program...
Building a future together
November 18, 2020
A modernization like the one we're undergoing with UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) is a lot like a large-scale renovation of a classic house -- the house has good bones, a very solid and well-designed structure built with all the best tools and materials that were around at the time of construction. You...
Digging into a change curve journey
September 16, 2020
A “change curve” is a model used to help predict how employees will react during periods of personal transition and organizational change, in order to support them with what they need to move forward. The way we respond to organizational change determines how we journey along the change curve. Everyone’s change...
Everything you need to know about change management can be learned by watching "Columbo"
July 22, 2020
By: Jeff Bishop, OCM Director, UW Finance Transformation
Jason Kalivas, OCM Lead, UW Finance Transformation
There’s a lot to love about “Columbo,” the absent-minded, working-class ‘70s TV detective played by actor Peter Falk. Columbo has a sort of effortless, rumpled charm that invites even the most guarded suspect to play along. He relies on the culprit’s...
Embracing Change
June 29, 2020
Summer 2020 is upon us. I think it’s safe to say, thus far – amidst the landscape of COVID-19 and racial injustice protests – this year has been one of the most unusual and challenging times we’ve ever experienced as individuals, an institution and as a nation.
As of today, all of our...
A transformation is underway to ensure we continue to be good financial stewards
May 14, 2020
Our great public University is almost 160 years old and we have endured for so long in part because we have been willing and able to adapt ourselves to the changing landscape around us, staying in step with new technologies and evolving norms and expectations. Now it is our turn to ensure that the UW can continue to thrive long into the future as responsible and forward-...