BTS, the world leader in customized business simulations and other
discovery learning solutions, today announced
that Sun Microsystems recently received the American
Society of Training and Development’s (ASTD) top ranking in the
organization’s 2009 BEST award competition.
Leadership Connections Program, Designed and Delivered by BTS, Plays Important Role in Sun’s
Enterprise-wide Success through Employee Learning, Development
San Francisco—Nov. 3, 2009 – BTS, the world leader in customized business
simulations and other discovery learning solutions, today announced that Sun Microsystems recently
received the American Society of Training and Development’s (ASTD) top ranking in the organization’s
2009 BEST award competition. The award recognized Sun for setting a standard of excellence for
exceptional learning practices and demonstrating that a skilled workforce is vital to achieving results.
Additionally, ASTD honored Sun for making a strong investment in learning, creating a safe and engaging
learning environment, and using new and innovative technologies to design and deliver the learning.
“We’re extremely excited about the highly developed and effective leadership talent
initiative we’ve cultivated through programs designed to support our overall business strategy, core values and
company culture,” said Dr. Karie Willyerd, vice president and chief learning officer for Sun. “A critical
component to our success is the 'Leadership Connections' business simulation learning program we’ve built
with BTS.”
This program presents real-life business cases to senior-level executives, who work in
teams to run a fictional company similar to Sun. Leadership Connections is one of several leadership development
programs executed under Sun’s Leadership Academy. Since the program’s inception, Sun has rapidly engaged its
managers and leaders, trained them, and developed a team of individuals who are intimately familiar with the
company, their individual leadership strengths and weaknesses, and Sun’s future. Ultimately, Leadership Connections
helps to best position Sun for a sustainable and prosperous future.
ASTD received entries from 93
organizations in 10 countries. These companies submitted
quantitative and qualitative information about their
learning and development practices and programs. The submissions
were judged by members of the BEST Awards advisory committee
which included experts in the learning and development field.
“BTS is proud of Sun’s
accomplishments and that it continues to look to us as a trusted partner
in
helping to develop and integrate the best learning solutions
designed to solve specific business challenges,” said Jonas
Akerman, CEO, BTS USA. “We’re happy to see that this
important program that focuses on building engagement and capability
to execute Sun’s strategy was rewarded with this fantastic
award from ASTD.”
About BTS
BTS USA is the global leader in accelerating strategy alignment and execution, innovating
how or-ganizations learn, change and improve. We partner with our clients to build commitment and capabili-ty to
accelerate strategy execution and improve business results. The unique BTS process offers fast strategic alignment
and rapid capability building through:
- Business Simulations and experiential solutions
– the most effective way to help organizations understand, align
and execute. In-depth customization to what is
relevant and actionable on the job. A results-focused approach that
comprehensively and efficiently secures and measures business impact. BTS adds value to its clients through three
practice areas: Strategic Alignment & Business Acumen, Leadership & Management, and Sales Force Transformation.
BTS has more than 300 professionals serving
over 400 clients, including 44 of the US Fortune 100 companies
and more than 25 of the Global Fortune 100 largest corporations in the
world. Select BTS clients include AT&T, Ericsson, Kimberly-Clark,
Nokia, Sony, Toyota, Unilever and Xerox. BTS serves its clients from
offices in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco,
Scottsdale, Stam-ford, Bangkok, Beijing, Bilbao, Brussels, Helsinki,
Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Oslo,
Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, and Tokyo. For more information please
visit www.bts.com.
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