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“Do a good turn daily.” I was in the 6th grade when I first confidently recited the Scout Slogan in front of my troop. My uniform swallowed the frame of my entire body, but the words left my mouth with sound conviction as I accepted the challenge to perform a kind deed daily—big or small. 8 years la…

Yá’át’ééh (Hello in Navajo). November in the U.S. is known for many things – sweater weather, gaining an extra hour of sleep, spending time with family or football. November is also nationally known as Native American Heritage Month – a month commemorating Native American culture by celebrating and…

Sometimes, the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. That’s the case with 8-year-old Omkar Govil-Nair, whose mom, Shubha Govil, is a senior manager of products for the Cisco Collaboration Technology Group. Technology and tinkering with invention is something that the two of them share. “Omkar wa…

Five years. I still remember the day it all started. My world changed instantly. Those magical words, “Congratulations on the offer. Welcome to the wonderful world of Cisco!” still echo and it didn’t take long for me to realize that I was living the dream. It is my 5th “Ciscoversary.” And boy,…

A Cross Pen with the Cisco logo — it’s my 1st anniversary gift. I just received it and did the official unwrapping. Sure, it’s not very expensive, but it comes with whole-hearted, warm greetings from Cisco, delivered across the Pacific Ocean to me here in Shanghai, China, with my 1…

Here at Cisco, records aren’t meant to be broken…   They are meant to be shattered!   Especially when those records are for a great cause. And this past Father’s Day, everyone smiled just a bit wider knowing that the entire organization came together to make a difference. I am so proud of our Cisco…