Our Backpack is a podcast focused on providing entry level professionals with the tools to successfully navigate a career in Student Affairs. Erica Fraser and Christian Rafael use storytelling to provide insights, advice and tips that will help listeners grow as a professional, and they share advice on how to find confidence in yourself as professional during your 20s.
Our Backpack
Claim This Podcastby Erica Fraser & Christian Rafael
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11 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Our Backpack is a podcast focused on providing entry level professionals with the tools to successfully navigate a career in Student Affairs. Erica Fraser and Christian Rafael use storytelling to provide insights, advice and tips that will help listeners grow as a professional, and they share advice on how to find confidence in yourself as professional during your 20s.
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Publishing Since
9/15/2020
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Recent Episodes
June 13, 2021
Season 1, Episode 10: Great supervisors aren't superheroes, they're human.
<p>Supervisors aren't superheroes, but they play a major role in our professional development. In this Episode, Christian Rafael and Erica discuss three different types of managers: micro-managers, mid-managers and MIA-managers. They also discuss what is means to be a good supervisor, how to develop a management style and what it means to lead with vulnerability. </p>
June 13, 2021
Season 1, Episode 9: "Hey, can you step back?": How to handle being supervised by a micro-manager.
<p>Micro-managers usually get a bad rep, but part of being a well-rounded professional is learning how to work under various management styles. In this episode, Erica and Christian Rafael discuss how to work with a micro-manager and how, if you identify as a micro-manager, to practice balancing overseeing the progression of projects and giving employees the opportunity to make decisions. </p>
February 18, 2021
Chapter 1, Episode 8: When Employee of the Month Just Isn't Enough
<p>Have you ever said, "No one has said I'm doing a bad job, so I guess I'm doing a good job..." In this Episode, Erica and Christian discuss the importance of recognizing staff for their positive contributions to the team and department. They also discuss the value in being self-motivated and the potential dangers of being too reliant on outward validation to be feel fulfilled in your role/purpose. </p>
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