Friday, November 28, 2003
Here are three interesting initiatives that I recently came across.
The first teaches 'soft skills' to job seekers. A consortium of businesses have come together to promote entry level skills, such as interview skills, time management, and work ethics. Learn more.
The second teaches business skills to young people. A group of business people came together to create an initiative to provide early career exploration opportunities, the development of personal values, decision making skills, and entrepreneurship skills. Learn more.
The third involves a $25 million center in New York State to confront the growing shortage of automobile technicians. Again, employers are promoting this initiative. Learn more.
Today in our history of innovation...
In 1895, James Frank Duryea won the first American Automobile Race in Chicago, sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald.
In 1948, the Polaroid Land Camera first went on sale at a Boston department store for $89..
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Three interesting "brainpower" initiatives
