Articles

December 1, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

The power of a hairbrush

2 min read

To all the parents juggling working from home while bringing up their kids and managing their education: you’re all superheroes. There’s one group at Cisco sharing what’s in their superhero toolkit amongst each other, and it started with an unexpected item – a hairbrush. The Special Kids Group: Parents…

November 30, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Leaning on your leaders in tough times

2 min read

The last couple of years have been tough for many, especially as our personal and professional lives go through a tug of war to find the right balance. Working further apart physically has unexpectedly brought many of us closer through virtual, but more meaningful, connections. From seeing into your…

October 29, 2021

FUTURE OF WORK

Not taking a backseat: driving mentoring and connections in MentorMe

2 min read

Cisco’s female university student mentoring program supports 170+ students Cisco’s annual mentoring program to encourage women to consider a career in the technology industry runs over a nine-week program of professional development tips and insights into what it’s like at Cisco. As well, the…

September 27, 2021

PARTNERS/CHANNEL

Japan’s First “Cisco Advanced Customer Experience Specialization” Acquired.

8 min read

Interview with Net One Systems, “What is the real value of ‘Customer Success’ and the practical methods?” In March 2021, Net One Systems Co., Ltd. became Japan’s first Cisco® Advanced Customer Experience Specialized Partner locally and second in the Asia Pacific and Japan.  The Cisco® Advanced Customer…

September 16, 2021

SMB

Small medium business and the move to hybrid working: now is the time

3 min read

Some of my best decisions were made when things were most challenging. And for many small and medium sized businesses, now is that time. It could be the fortunate challenge of having more business than you can manage. It could be the opposite, with your standard business model under threat. Certainly,…

September 3, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Meet the myth-busting mentor on a mission

2 min read

By Helena Ng, Technology Lead for Small and Midsize Business Sales, Cisco Australia, and New Zealand. I’ve been part of Cisco for 16 years. I was working as a wireless specialist engineer at a start-up, Airespace – which was then acquired by Cisco. I’ve also worked in solutions marketing, specialist…

July 28, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Lightbulb moments out of the Executive Shadowing program

4 min read

Each year the Cisco Australia and New Zealand team runs the Executive Shadowing program. Open to all employees, the program partners employees with an executive, shadowing them in their role with a day in the life to learn along the way. It’s a great chance for employees to get exposure to different areas…

July 13, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Returning to work in a year unlike any other

3 min read

Over the last 18 months, the notions of work/life integration have been under the microscope as we consider how best to transition to a safe, trusted and productive hybrid work model. We speak to one of the Cisco team, Sahar, who recently came back to work after taking a break last year. Hear what it has…

June 18, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Bringing your whole self to work, proudly

3 min read

It’s Pride Month globally, a celebration and recognition of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Two Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) community with various events held around the world. June is marked to recognise the Stonewall Riots taking place in 1969 and is an opportunity…