Stella,

You said, "The good news was that I inherited an amazing team."

You've also inherited a Cisco legacy of 'commercial storytelling' that you can build upon. Did you know that Cisco pioneered 'cause-centric' corporate blogging (long before it became popular)? Although the "Connect Life Exchange" blog was retired and is no longer online, you can learn about our experimentation with Transmedia Storytelling, and the recognition that we received, by exploring the recent history here bit.ly/Cisco-Transmedia