Inclusion and Diversity
Cisco Empowered Women’s Network (CiscoEWN) at Cisco Live US enters its second year!
This blog post was written by Priscila David in collaboration with Anuja Singh and Rima Alameddine Exactly one year ago, during the launch of the Cisco Empowered Women’s Network at Cisco Live Orlando, we asked the audience: “What would you do if you were not afraid?” On that day, we coul…
Jumping the Curve: The Simmons Leadership Conference
I recently attended the annual Leadership Conference, sponsored by Simmons College, considered to be the world’s premier professional development event for women. This year’s theme was “Jumping the Curve,” stepping away from the familiar and stepping up to the unknown. While I have been engaged with…
How to set up a Reverse Mentoring Program in 10 Steps
In 2011, I wrote a blog called “The Results: How Reverse Mentoring Can Enhance Diversity and Inclusion”. The blog described the benefits, the lessons learned and the most popular areas to mentor from a Reverse Mentoring Program I led at Cisco. Since publishing this blog, I’ve been touched by the num…
Veterans Corporate Technology Day 2013
Video featuring Cisco employees sharing their experiences transitioning out of the military into the civilian workforce Veterans Corporate Technology Day (VCTD) at Cisco Systems will take place this year on Thursday, November 7, 2013. The day brings U.S. military personnel, spouses and caregivers t…
Working Mother Magazine Recognizes Cisco and Ileana Rivera
We are extremely proud to announce that Cisco has been recognized by Working Mother magazine’s prestigious 2013 100 Best Companies list. For five consecutive years we have appeared on this sought-after list, and this year we’re extremely proud to announce that Ileana Rivera, Senior Director at Cis…
My Experience at the Commemoration of MLK’s I Have a Dream Speech
It is with much excitement that I write this blog post – a first for me – on the Cisco Inclusion and Diversity blog. On August 27th I traveled from San Jose, CA to Washington D.C. to attend the 50th anniversary and commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic I Have a Dream speech held at the…
Sheryl Sandberg’s Japan Visit
Cisco SVP of HQ Sales – Japan, Yasufumi Hirai, and I had the privilege to meet Sheryl Sandberg earlier this month at a private luncheon reception sponsored by Nikkei Weekly News. We were so inspired by her. She gave me a hug when I mentioned I was from Cisco. She says “John Chambers has…
Cisco Empowered Women’s Network Launch at CiscoLive!
https://youtu.be/1JT3C9XoGQU On June 22, the first Cisco Empowered Women’s Network (CEWN) session was held at the CiscoLive! conference in Orlando, Florida. It was an opportunity for Cisco’s female customers, partners and employees and their male allies to gather for learning, sharing and networkin…
A solo trip to Russia
When you hear about Russia, what images come to your mind? Grand Palaces, matryoshka dolls, vodka? Since studying Russian history at school and in my endeavour to visit as many countries as possible during my lifetime (I’ve currently visited 42), I’ve always wanted to visit the largest country in th…