Finding America's greatest champion : building prosperity through manufacturing, mentoring and the awesome responsibility of parenting / Terry M. Iverson.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-298).
Contents:
A life in manufacturing - the Iverson path from Norway to U.S. manufacturing -- Manufacturing: America's gold unicorn -- Changing the perception of manufacturing: America's greatest business opportunity -- Talent void: in the shop and the classroom -- Key influencers on teenagers and their potential futures in manufacturing, construction and other paths unknown -- The awesome responsibility of parenting all without a blueprint -- ROE: return on education looking at your education path as an investment -- Leading the way: Florida and Wisconsin -- Find your passion - design your life -- The solution generation's bedrock -- Women in manufacturing - changing the lens of what manufacturing is -- The culture of manufacturing from a global perspective -- Visionary leaders -- Choose your game plan: a path of action -- Afterword: legacy voices.
Summary:
Through a compilation of interviews with leaders in manufacturing, education and politics and the author's own experience leading a manufacturing business and as founder of CHAMPION Now!, the author presents perspectives on and educational and career possibilities in manufacturing in the United States today.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.