Intel is reported to have approached HP executive Todd Bradley about taking on a “senior position” with the company, breaking with its tradition of recruiting senior executives internally, in a move that the Wall Street Journal said “underscore Intel’s willingness to consider unusual measures to strengthen its management ranks as the company faces the difficult task of identifying an eventual successor to Chief Executive Paul Otellini.” Bradley was previously Chief Executive Officer of Palm, and was also believed to be one of the candidates for the top job at HP when it became available last year.