People and Culture

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…

A look at teams for teams week

6 min read

Over the past year, we’ve all done our best to connect with our peers in a hybrid model. We’ve always had flexible working practices at Cisco, and a culture of trust that gives employees the confidence to make decisions about how they work. However, it’s important to make time for human connections and…

May 14, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Hybrid working during Ramadan

4 min read

As the world continues to work in a hybrid model, we are all starting to have a deeper understanding of everyone’s lives and the many different aspects they balance along with their work life – kids, studies, parents, faith. We asked our employees to share their insights around Ramadan with us. Wasim…

Earth Day: Protecting our Precious Planet

3 min read

One of the reasons I love working at Cisco is the freedom to pursue your passions, and make an impact. For me, that’s protecting what’s precious: our planet. Based in Australia, there is wonderful nature all around me. Being fortunate enough to be able to travel and see some of nature’s wonders, I’ve been…

March 8, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Reflections from our female leaders in technology

7 min read

As we mark another International Women’s Day, today is all about stopping to reflect and celebrate the achievements of women. But it is also a moment when we acknowledge the work that remains to be done to further embrace inclusion and gender equality. Particularly when it comes to leadership in the…

March 8, 2021

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Five Cisco Women share their experiences working in technical roles and how they choose to challenge

6 min read

International Women’s Day is a global day recognising the social, economic and cultural achievements of women. It also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and equality. Women continue to be underrepresented in the IT workforce. Females account for only 25 per cent of those with post-secondary…

December 7, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Developing Talent

4 min read

Investing in continuous learning and development of employees leads to effective task performance, and a more productive, effective and harmonious organisation. Get the 5 steps to maximise talent potential. Developing Talent Hiring and onboarding talent can be highly resource-intensive with…

November 23, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Attracting Diverse Talent

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Rejuvenation is needed to invigorate individual, team and company performance. By attracting new ideas from diverse thinking people, performance plus growth can soar to new heights. Attracting Diverse Talent Thinking and acting differently as a result of Covid-19 induced pressures, rejuvenation…

October 26, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Diverse Teams Do Better Work

2 min read

Diversity boosts innovation and fuels business growth. Collaborating, challenging and testing assumptions enables teams to deliver better work, and heightened benefits to the stakeholders and communities they serve. Diverse teams do better work Diverse teams boost innovation, meaning diverse…