October 26, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Diverse Teams Do Better Work

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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…

October 22, 2020

FUTURE OF WORK

Asia Pacific Companies Seeing Highest Jump in Cyber Threat Alerts During Mass Remote Working, Cisco Report Finds

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News Summary: 69% of organizations in Asia Pacific experienced a 25% or more jump in cyber threats or alerts since the start of COVID-19 54% of organizations across the region said they were only ‘somewhat’ prepared and 7% were not prepared to support remote working at the outset of COVID-19 For 85% of…

October 22, 2020

SECURITY

Changing Cyber Culture: Disruption is an Opportunity for Transformation

3 min read

  You don’t need me to tell you that things have changed. The world has been on an accelerated pace of digitalization that has affected everything from how we buy our groceries, to the way we work and how businesses ensure productivity and business continuity. Along with this comes a stronger need…

October 19, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Onboarding Talent

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A critical step to creating an enriching initial experience for new hires come into play during the onboarding process. What are the considerations to achieve high employee productivity and engagement? Now that you have hired the highest potential talent, what’s next? Whilst most companies deem…

October 15, 2020

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Leadership is a Journey, Not a Destination

3 min read

When we think about organisations, we associate them with the prominent and visible faces that represent them. The superstar leaders, the rockstar money generators, the eccentric founders. But rarely do we get a glimpse of the people other than these leaders. What I have realised from my time at Cisco…

October 9, 2020

COLLABORATIONS

Cisco Singapore – Leading a flexible, safe return to work with AI

2 min read

The path back to the full reopening of markets and business operations is complex and continuously evolving. For example, in Australia, we see differences in federal and state policies. Each one is tailored to its unique needs, all from state to state and federal policy aimed at ‘jump starting’ economic…

World Mental Health Day – A virtual flower for Lifeline

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Saturday marks World Mental Health Day, and October Mental Health Month, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world. At Cisco, the team is changing the conversation about mental health, encouraging people to talk about mental health openly. And in the…

October 7, 2020

SECURITY

CISO recommendations to securing your organisation in 2020

3 min read

“To build cyber resilience you need to have a strong technology partner that can help you build a vision and advise you not only on the best technology choices but how to address the Processes and People part of the cybersecurity equation.” David Stockdale, The University of Queensland With the COVID-19…

October 6, 2020

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Why do you need next-gen technology to show the mirror to your digital experiences?

4 min read

Today’s next normal has established new realities for businesses in every industry. Employees are working from home and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future, customers are discovering, researching, and buying products and services online, and as a result, there’s an increased reliance…