inclusion

There is a tremendous amount of emotional tension in every industry right now as women come forward and reveal their struggles with sexual harassment, and even sexual assault, in the workplace through the recent viral #MeToo campaign. It is heartbreaking to read these accounts, but necessary to open…

A few weeks ago, I was named the 2017 Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Woman to Watch for their newly established Technology category.  Talk about honored—I am going to be sharing the stage with some seriously badass movers and shakers: Sara Barnett, BBC America’s President and GM; D’Arcy Ru…

If you’ve tuned into some of the latest headlines within our industry – from the push for pay equity to the call for higher levels of diversity – you may have noticed a common theme. Fairness. There’s a shift occurring in the dialogue – and action – around driving fairness. And Cisco is making the s…

On March 8, Cisco will host its 5th annual Women of Impact (WOI) Conference. Some 12,000 Cisco employees, partners, and customers are expected to participate this year in over 90 sites and 30 countries across the globe. This year’s conference theme is IT’S TIME — time to lead, collaborate and inspir…

I recently had to ask myself, “What am I doing to make my “mini-world” better, and who am I connecting myself with?” With much consideration, I came to the conclusion that if your network isn’t stacked with diversity, then that network has a higher likelihood of failing you. Groups that aren’t diver…

For a company as large as Cisco, we truly feel like an interconnected family every day, but especially when the seasonal traditions from around the globe are celebrated! Celebrating holidays to ensure everyone feels included, we make it is not just about Christmas or Hanukah, Halloween or Diwali – f…

Today I’m pleased to share our progress as documented in the Our Society section of Cisco’s 12th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report – Accelerating Global Problem Solving. This report details our success in making a positive difference for people, society, and the planet. I invite you to d…

What’s the impact of inclusion? What does it mean to someone who’s been left out to be welcomed in?  For a 10-year old with cancer, to be able to continue attending the school she loves while getting lifesaving treatment hundreds of miles away – it means everything. To 5th grader Peyton Walton and h…

Digitization at Cisco: A One-Year Perspective By Kevin Bandy, SVP and Chief Digital Officer, Cisco As I look back at my first year as Cisco’s CDO, I am excited about the progress we have made reimagining Cisco’s operating and business models. This tremendous work has built the foundation for Cisco’s…