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The power of a hairbrush
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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…
Leaning on your leaders in tough times
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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…
Cisco and NUS launch S$54 million Corporate Laboratory to boost innovation and research
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Singapore, 5 November 2021 — Global technology leader Cisco and National University of Singapore (NUS) today launched a Corporate Laboratory to boost innovation and research in key technology areas. Established with an investment of S$54 million over five years, the Cisco-NUS Accelerated…
Not taking a backseat: driving mentoring and connections in MentorMe
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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…
Making the Post-Olympics Era an Inclusive Society
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Japanese | English Ichiro Nakagawa | October 21, 2021 President and General Manager, Cisco Systems G.K. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) were unprecedented, as the first Olympic Games ever to be postponed for a year and held without spectators due to the…
Understanding the Cogs in the Cybersecurity Wheel
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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the lifeblood of Asia Pacific’s economy. In line with cybersecurity awareness month in October, and as the pace of digitalization accelerates across the region, Cisco commissioned an independent study of over 3,700 cybersecurity leaders in Asia Pacific…
Meet the myth-busting mentor on a mission
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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…
Cisco named Australia’s Best Workplace for the second year running
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Cisco ranked #1 in 2021 Australia’s Best WorkplacesTM List, large category by Great Place to Work® This is the second year in a row in which Cisco has claimed the #1 spot, as deemed by employees. Cisco’s purpose is to power an inclusive future for all. This includes supporting its employees with…
Lightbulb moments out of the Executive Shadowing program
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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…