Teach to Work [audio] with Patty Alper

On this episode we ask: Do college graduates have the necessary skills needed to enter the workforce? And, if they don't, what can we as leaders do about it? As a leader (in any capacity), you've likely encountered a college graduate applying for a position that they are highly qualified for…at least on paper, but rarely are prepared for in the real world. So how can we effectively prepare the next generation for the jobs of tomorrow? Well stay tuned because we are about to find out! Our guest on this episode is… Patty Alper. She is the president of the Alper Portfolio Group, a marketing and consulting company. She is also a board member of both the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (N.F.T.E) and US-2020, the White House initiative to build mentorship in STEM careers. A trustee of the Alper Family Foundation for the last 18 years, Patty's unique approach to philanthropic giving and entrepreneurial mentorship has been featured in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, TIME, and Philanthropy Magazine. Patty Alper is the author of the brand new book,Teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America On this episode we dive into: What happens to the Massive Skills Gap with 78 Million Baby Boomers entering Retirement Age Are Internships the answer? The Adopt-a-Class program she founded in 2001 How companies are stepping up into the world of education How big companies like EY, Accenture, Mastercard have taken on the power of Mentoring The biggest mistake/most common mentors make How a potential Mentee can find the right mentor How to find the right person to mentor And so much more: To find out more about Patty Alper and her amazing projects: www.pattyalper.com To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on: 99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia 92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin 94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there's 100K subscribers. If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners! And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we're honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader. Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Connect with Dov Baron:https://[email protected], review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.