career development
Teaching New Skills & Embracing Talent from Everywhere Fuels Growth in a Rapidly Changing Digital Economy
Today, more than ever, we hear about issues related to the workforce and the age of a digital economy: from talent shortages and immigration to skills gaps and economic inequality to job creation and inclusion. On their own, these are big issues to solve for, but together they represent both opportu…
Escaping Poverty through Education – Leading at Cisco
Growing up in the South Bronx, NY – I didn’t have access to the Internet, cable TV, or even a telephone. After school most days, I took the long way home to avoid the drug dealers, gangs, and addicts. During summer and winter breaks, my aunt took me and my cousins to the free lunch program at a near…
Six Years of Awesome – Celebrating my Ciscoversary!
It’s hard to believe that I came into Cisco with so much uncertainty – unsure of what this company would hold for me, and where it would take me in my career. Any new position has its uncertainties, of course. Nerves always come ahead of new challenges and adventure. I’m glad to say that as I celebr…
Career Innovation: Reinventing Yourself at Cisco
Everyone knows that Cisco is about innovation – and innovation fuels sustainable growth. But most people think it only refers to technology innovation. Cisco is certainly a tech innovator – don’t get me wrong – and as a technologist at heart and Distinguished Engineer myself, I am part of that. But…
Congratulations to Cisco’s Global Virtual Engineering (GVE) team for closing the 2016 year with #CiscoChat!
About one month ago, the Global Virtual Engineering (GVE) team within Cisco’s Sales organization ran their first #CiscoSE #CiscoChat in partnership with our friends at the Cisco Networking Academy.…
December 19 #CiscoChat – Reality VE: My Virtual Career at Cisco
Ever wondered what it’d be like to be a part of Cisco’s Virtual Systems Engineering team? Curious how a day in the life might look, working among this impassioned team of technology geniuses and evangelists as they enter the landscape of the future, bringing customers to the cutting-edge of virtuali…
So a liberal arts major walks into a room full of engineers….
It’s been a few months since Cisco’s Empowered Women’s Network event at Cisco Live. What an amazing half-day of inspiration, networking and reflection. Not only did it challenge my thinking and energize my soul, but it also made me realize that sometimes you just need a reminder of what you already…
From Career Connection to Collaborative Knowledge: How Cisco Built a New Breed of Knowledge, Learning, and Productivity …
In Part 1 of this blog post, I described the circumstances that led to the creation and roll out of the Career Connection pilot and the formation of the Cisco Collaborative Knowledge digital workplace platform. Now I want to share more about the evolution of how all of this transpired. Career Connec…
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