149. Young People and Our Workforce with Sayce Holmes - Lewis
Adversity to Advantage
English - October 19, 2020 07:41 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHealth & Fitness Business Careers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
‘As adults we seem to forget that we were once children ’
It was so great to speak with Sayce Holmes - Williams, CEO of Mentivity, Activist and key note speaker and a coach of young people.
Sayce has a passion for raising the aspirations of young people between the ages of 8 & 25 by sharing his own personal stories and experiences of his childhood journey growing up in south east London.
His organisation Mentivity is an inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that provides aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation based learning.
We go deep on:
Tapping into your childhood experiences
The importance of empathy
Understanding individual journeys without judgement
Current mental health needs of young people
The loss of communication in today’s society
Skills needed to champion mental health
Sharing vulnerable experiences
Breaking the stigma of Counselling
Stimulating critical thinking in youth
Engaging young people in the workplace
Guided discovery
Incorporating inclusive and supportive behaviour into recruitment
Connect with Sayce on Linkedin and see more of his work at Mentivity