Episode 17

Mental health, transferable skills and tech

We chat to Rob Young MBE, Chief Executive at Switch The Play Foundation

For Mental Health Awareness Week we wanted to speak to a leader about how to look after your mental health at a time of transition. Whether you’re changing your job or evaluating your life choices as we come out of the pandemic, this episode is for you.

Rob Young MBE, Chief Executive at Switch The Play Foundation, shares with us what we can all learn from athletes (whether they play for local clubs or the Premier League) about how they navigate the big life event of leaving behind their sporting careers and planning for the future.

We also discussed how to apply the sporting mindset to digital, including seeking feedback and identifying areas for improvement. We learn how Switch the Play Foundation pivoted to online service delivery during the pandemic, reaching more than a thousand people as a result, and why we all need to identify our transferable skills in order to make the next leap in our careers.

Zoe and Paul ponder why Zoom fatigue is affecting some groups more than others, how to manage the stress caused by ‘always on’ screen time and what the football boycott of social media will achieve.

Notes and links -

Zoom fatigue https://techmonitor.ai/leadership/workforce/zoom-fatigue-dark-side-new-hybrid-model-of-work

BBC article on why screentime is at breaking point https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56838118

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Editing and production from Beth Donkin and Paul Thomas

Music by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music