This article focuses on the leadership program offered by KLA-Tencor Corp. KLA-Tencor, which is also the ASTD Best award winner in 2004 is pioneering the leadership education in different organizations through their leadership program. Ken Schroeder, CEO of KLA-Tencor is one of a group of astute CEOs who have put the idea of the teaching organization into practice. With a global workforce of 4,870 and a 2004 revenue of US$1.5 billion, this is an organization that knows the value of knowledge. The focus of KLA -Tencor's in-house executive development program are strategic thinking, operational excellence, sales, marketing, program execution, and competitive workforces.