Michael Oakes is a Head of Software and Technical Sales, North America at Schneider Electric. He possess expertise in enterprise software, channel partners, salesforce.com, solution selling, start ups and 28 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I have had the opportunity to work with Mike as his HR Business Partner for three years at Schneider Electric. Mike is an intelligent, proactive and driven leader with a strong focus on business results. However, what sets him apart from other leaders is his emphasis on developing talent within his organization. Mike recognizes talent management as a central part of his job and takes actions to build a talent pool for the organization. He evaluates how the employees in his organization accomplish their work in addition to what they are accomplishing. Over the past three years I have watched Mike take the time to gather feedback from his employees in order to ensure continuous improvement to his organization. Mike leads his people by enabling and delegating. He trusts his team to accomplish results, and takes the time to recognize their efforts. Mike is a resourceful, creative and solutions-oriented leader and a key contributor to our sales team's success."