May 3, 2022
In this episode we dive deep into the world of residential life and how your attitude not your aptitude determines your altitude. With a passion for giving students the best possible residential experience, Rebecca shares her career journey to date, her approach to life and learning and getting the job you want. As she says, “everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
KEY TAKEAWAY
“I use my strengths in my career. There are also things I do that cost nothing. I will always arrive on time. I will be prepared. I will have the best attitude in the room. I don’t tell myself I have to do something, I tell myself I get to do something, what a privilege. I will be dressed for the job. These things you can bring to any job or career. They’re important and cost nothing but say a lot about you as an individual.”
ABOUT REBECCA
Rebecca O’Hare is Assistant Director (Residence Life & Accommodation Office) at the University of Leeds, UK and recently completed an MA in Student Affairs in Higher Education. She co-founded and co-hosts the Student Affairs podcast ‘Free Food, Free Drinks’ and previously, worked for global PBSA operator Campus Living Villages as their Head of Residence Life. Rebecca was chair of the ACUHO-I Global Initiatives Network, a former member of the ASRA committee and was awarded the CUBO Residence Life professional award in 2019, the Class of 2020 Best Initiative award for wellbeing in 2019 and the BYTA Rising Star award in 2018.
CONNECT WITH REBECCA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-o-hare/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rebecca_ResLife
Free Food Free Drinks Podcast: https://anchor.fm/freefoodfreedrinks
ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU
Mel is a Consultant, Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can.
If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat
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HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou
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