diversity

Regardless of industry, every organization today needs to innovate in order to keep up with the pace of change in the digital economy. In many organizations, more than ever before, it has become the communication department’s mission to encourage, empower and activate employees to innovate. That’s b…

Most corporations talk about gender diversity and it remains just that — talk. Why? Mainly because this key aspect of organizational design is treated as an afterthought, more of a box to be checked to satisfy HR as opposed to being part of a competitive talent strategy. Cisco is different, an…

Solving the cybersecurity skills gap is difficult – but as an industry, we have a responsibility to educate the next generation who grew up with technology that wasn’t necessarily designed for security! In July, Cisco partnered with the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), to host a cybersecurity…

This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer with the foundation, Her Spark, based locally in Raleigh Research Triangle Park. It’s mission is to give high school girls the skills and tools they need to succeed in a world where careers in STEM are growing exponentially. Fourteen girls atte…

Everyone who works at Cisco knows that we encourage, promote and value a diverse workforce. Supporting women is an important part of that effort. The difference in tangible support from ten years ago to today is profound across the company; but I truly believe that the Security & Trust Organizat…

Cisco employees wear many hats (literally and figuratively – ha!) Usually your “job description” is a suggestion, as you’re often asked to help different teams in different ways throughout your career. One of the most fun “hats” each year is to be a judge for the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork employ…

Becoming the #1 security company is a tall order. At Cisco, we know that diversity will be our competitive differentiator in attaining that goal. Women bring so much to the security table, offering different perspectives that yield strategic and creative solutions to complex problems that cyber thre…

I love reinventing myself. I thrive on finding different ways to bring a sense of “newness” to my day, every day. As you can imagine, doing this can take a lot of energy and requires a lot of dedication, but it’s also been the most fulfilling journey of my life. In just one week, I created the best…

Supporting Cisco’s Women in Cyber initiative is incredibly important – to me personally and for the company. It’s all about the most important aspect of problem solving: bringing diversity of thinking to a team and to a problem—unique perspectives that we would otherwise not have because of the bias…