There’s a way to talk to the senior executives in the boardroom that gets results—and there’s a way to get asked to leave. The CEO and members of the board aren’t likely to clue the inexperienced in on the proper way to handle them in a conference, but th

The anticipated, and potentially huge, skilled-workforce shortage that may appear as baby boomers approach retirement age is a hot topic among senior management these days. A recent survey by ExecuNet reveals that many executives not in line for retiremen

In the beginning, Sun Microsystems Inc. (Sun) did it all when it came to customer education. Its learning professionals designed and developed training and delivered it in Sun’s classrooms. Of Sun’s roughly 35,000 employees, some 1,400 were dedicated to the educational space. Eventually, top management wanted to know something: Why wasn’t Sun, a partner-driven company,…