OUR COACHING APPROACH
The Youth Cafe implements individual and group coaching focusing using Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) principles. NLP is a system which aims to help clients by using language and brain neurology to achieve results . We have now coupled NLP, positive psychology philosophies and the results based coaching approach to ensure the best results for our clients.
Find your edge with the help of one of the leading youth empowerment organization, get coaching and advice from industry experts, and get individual access to our resources for you. Whether you are a student, at-home youth, a company, an NGO, a recent graduate or interested in career transitioning , be matched with a coach.
Connect with one of our trusted and available coaches through regular meet-ups and calls following a defined coaching program.
What’s on offer?
Coaching is offered in a structured manner and is used to assist individuals and groups around specific needs . Some areas of focus includes :
Coaching categories
INDIVIDUAL COACHING
Personal development for goal achievement and growth
Life coaching for self mastery and upliftment
Support in terms of identifying and addressing issues
Counselling and support for guidance and direction
Dealing with dilemmas and challenges
GROUP COACHING
Self development and mastery
Resillience and stress management
Team building and synergy development
Creation of vision and mission
Goal setting
Change management
Communication skills ( general and/or managing difficult conversations)
Time management aligned to brain based thinking
Conflict management
The youth cafe COACHING APPROACH :
The coaching is offered face to face , via online systems and/or through telecalls and videocalls based on what is the medium that best suits the client. Coaching is offered across the world and is accessible to anyone who has internet and phone connectivity
For Individual/One on one coaching :
A pre-session questionnaire is completed and submitted prior to initial coaching session
Payment is made via the online payment system to ensure that a booking is secured
Structured one on one coaching sessions are provided that span beween 60 to 90 minutes per session
The client is provided with all process information in the sessions as well as the necessary supporting documentation.
Each client session is geared to the client’s specific needs and full confidentialty is maintained.
A series of 12 sessions is conducted for goal achievement coaching . This is to identify clear goals , create milsteones and actions , apply actions ,resolve and eliminate barriers and ultimately to ensure successful goal achievement
Single coaching sessions can be conducted for assisting with specific issues and dilemmas as and when required
Supporting material is provided for sessions.
For Group coaching :
Group coaching is done through workshops that focus on and address client specific needs. A workshop is typically held per need area (as listed above under group coaching offerings information)
Group coaching can be conducted for clients within an organisation relating to their specific needs
Group coaching can also be conducted for groups of individuals with similar needs and requirements. This option can be provided by joining the available session done monthly around specific personal development/self mastery topics or through a group request around what is required and session being provided specifically for the group request
Suporting material is provided for sessions
PAYMENT:
$50 for individual session
A discounted rate of $40 per session is charged if a 12 series coaching booking is made, confirmed and paid for
Group coaching sessions are charged at a rate of $35 per person for half-day workshops. It is recommended that group size not exceed 15.
The youth cafe lead resident coach: PUMANI AYER
My name is Pumani Ayer, The Youth Cafe resident coach…
My studies have been in the fields of psychology and self-development, law, leadership and management development. I have been working in the Learning and development space for the last 24 years focusing on Personal and professional mastery. My focus has been on individual self-development and organizational development.
I began my career in the corporate world by working in leadership roles across various sectors before starting my own company Kinsana HR Solutions, 12 years ago. I have worked with organizations’ and individuals across various industries and sectors and across age groups starting from young graduates and scholars to senior management professionals. On a personal note, I have three children aged 20, 16 and 12 and have been married for the last 22 years.
My experience with coaching spans this period initially incorporating coaching on an informal basis while focusing more on facilitation, lecturing, mentoring and consulting. From 2012, I began focusing primarily on coaching, using Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) principles. NLP is a system which aims to help clients by using language and brain neurology to achieve results .I have now coupled NLP, positive psychology philosophies and the results based coaching approach to ensure the best results for my clients. Results Based coaching is a brain based approach that adopts the latest neuroscience research in order to enable the most effective coaching outcomes to be achieved.
The reason that I am passionate about coaching is that I really enjoy working with people and helping them to achieve goals that inspire and satisfy them while allowing them to learn and grow
My strengths as a coach are my empathy; my extensive experience and knowledge in self mastery and organizational development coupled with my commitment to helping my clients achieve solution-focused results that truly resonate with them.
Testimonials
“I met Pumani Ayer, 6 months ago as the facilitator for a Management Essentials course I have attended in South Africa.
Pumani is a very energetic facilitator, well prepared on the topics to be discussed, with great and practical examples to the different topics, besides her great sense of humor.She digs deep into each and every important topic/subject to ensure that all participants understand and contribute to the topic without making people uncomfortable.
Pumani is very good with people, we all felt home during the 6 months course and even when she could not be present (for any reason), we would miss her very much.
Not all facilitators (all that I have met in the various trainings and courses I have attended previously) have this great spirit, charisma, sense of human, topic/subject deep knowledge, practical examples, time management, self-discipline as Pumani does. Management Essentials was a long course and it was key that Pumani was appointed as the facilitator; otherwise it would have been a boring and probably not so good to attend.
I hope that I can still meet and have Pumani as the facilitator of many courses to come, as besides all the knowledge and experiences I have acquired with her as a facilitator, I also enjoyed myself in her and other participants company too.
I wish Pumani a great success in her career and goals to achieve.”
“I have known Pumani Ayer, the Managing Director of Kinsana HR Solutions for more than 4 years. Pumani is an experienced businesswoman, passionate about her work, and I’ve had the pleasure of working with her in her capacity as consultant.
She is highly qualified and has a passion to achieve ongoing, personal and professional success.
Pumani has extensive experience in coaching and facilitation and I had the opportunity to attend and participated in some of her training sessions. I recommend her as a coach and mentor. Pumani always displays a positive attitude and supports the people around her.
She has excellent communication skills and is dedicated to enhance and develop those she comes in contact with. In addition, Pumani is extremely organised. Her commitment to quality reflects in the way she does things.
She has a way to connect with people; to make a measurable impact in exceeding one’s limitations.
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“I have had the pleasure of working with Pumani, firstly in my capacity as Programme Manager/Researcher at the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management and more recently, as executive learning consultant at Inavit iQ Learning. She is an excellent facilitator, coach and assessor, specifically in the areas of education, training and development and management/leadership. She is a highly competent professional and is passionate about learning and demonstrating the value it brings to both the individual and the organisation. Her greatest capabilities resides in her patience and natural enthusiasm to guide and support learners in areas that impact their learning trajectory. Her wide depth of experience in business and consulting roles further enhances the learning experiences in and out of the class. She builds a great rapport with learners and is remembered fondly even when the learning event is completed.
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“I am currently a university student and I have started results based coaching with the coach Mrs. Pumani Ayer to help me reach my ultimate potential. To fellow students who are considering to join the program, I recommend you join the program and experience the systematic goals assessment that was most neatly assessed and there after with the guidance of Mrs. Pumani Ayer skillfully arranged, being able to communicate most comfortably from the get go with the coach and the enhanced inspiration that I gained from the very first coaching session are some of the various highlights of my coachee experience with results based coaching, I am eager to experience more in light of this fantastic beginning and thoroughly inspired to achieve my desired goals along with the guidance of Mrs. Pumani Ayer.
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“I had the privilege of attending “Personal and Professional Mastery Training” conducted by Pumani Ayer in November 2018 with my previous employer and found it to be an extremely rewarding, eye-opening experience which I thoroughly enjoyed and have since tried to implement in both my personal and professional lives. Pumani was able to disseminate complex emotive topics to the audience in an easy to understand relatable format, by for example sharing with us examples experienced in her own life, irrespective of the various levels of age and experience encountered by her participants. She was able to create and extremely safe, comfortable environment where the audience was able to share their most intimate thoughts and experiences and left one ultimately feeling purged and in a better position to bond with their work colleagues thereafter (such was the case with myself). I would highly recommend Pumani to your organization should you require a similar type of training for your employees or even an individual course should you have a specific need / area you are focusing in which I would view as a great investment in yourself
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