Patrick Hernandez is the VP of Organization Learning/Talent Development at Time Warner. He presented a complex process that he guided at TW where the senior executives (especially the CFO) were specifically engaged during a two-day offsite retreat to align the company's strategic objectives to the learning function. It was fascinating to see that a large company actually took training that seriously. They invested heavily into new assessment of employee capabilities. They refocused the funding on 4 key areas of employee families that made the biggest impact on shareholder value. I will write more later when I get a copy of Patrick's presentation. Since I was moderating, I didn't get to take notes.