Talking Points

This is a sampling of Patricia's media talking points.

Graduates need your support! Help young people succeed.

It’s the time of year for graduation gowns and valedictorian addresses. How can employers and corporations help young people succeed? Barbato advocates for organizations to do their part in hiring young people, giving them skills, including them in work place committees and structures and instilling a mentoring culture. 
Timely tie in: May-June

Gen Y is right. We have it all wrong.

Generation Y or Millennium Generation is a cohort of individuals born between about 1980 and 2000. They are the kids of the Baby Boomers and estimated to be as many as 75M individuals in the US. They constitute the most economically and socially influential segment of the population today.

We’ve all complained about Gen Ys inherited sense of entitlement and their high, many times unrealistic expectations of themselves and others. Well what if they are right and we had it all wrong. Imagine a workplace where their innate optimism, independent thinking, and drive for social integration and change are allowed to flourish and grow. Gen Ys are poised to change the business world. Patricia Barbato urges, “Let's mentor them, support them and cheer them on.”

"Inspire Your Career - Strategies for Success in Your First Years at Work" was written to help today’s young people reach their greatest career potential and encourage them to become the collective catalyst that evolves businesses, organizational structures and the environment in which people work. The book is full of exercises and opportunities to reflect on personal experience, and is brimming with practical tips, tools and advice for a successful and rewarding career.
Timely tie in: May-June and September

Inspire Your Workplace

Low employee staff satisfaction levels? Not getting the most out of your staff? Barbato discusses how to create sane, uplifted workplaces. Self awareness is key, both at an individual and corporate level. Barbato discusses how to ‘green’ a corporate culture to create a better place to work, improve staff morale and reduce stress and sick days. 
Timely tie in: September – October (Labour day/Healthy Workplace Month)

Mentoring Matters

Mentoring is a great way to train and enhance a person’s skills. It can also be hugely cost effective for organizations. Barbato discusses why mentoring is important to both the mentor and mentee, why employers need to support an environment of mentoring within their organizations and a discussion of return on investment (ROI) and examples of success. 
Timely tie in: January for Mentoring Month in the US; various months in other countries

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