#WeAreCisco

In the Customer Experience (CX) Strategy & Portfolio Team, our foundational belief is that what we do at Cisco is important, but that it should never overshadow the value of who we are as people. This belief has even inspired a team tradition!  At each team meeting, we give new team members the…

What does the word “techie”, “engineer” or “coder” mean to you? Likely, you have a general definition of the people in those roles. But I’m here to assure you that Cisco employees aren’t only engineers, coders, marketers, innovators, or financiers — we are also amazingly creative people! And, if you…

Looking back on the past two decades, I can clearly divide my professional experience into two phases: 10 years pre-Cisco and, the decade I’m currently in, all things Cisco. Before Cisco, I worked at five different companies, with my longest stretch being three years spent at Oracle. My experiences…

Every year, Cisco gives each employee 40 hours (an entire work week!) to volunteer, and we can use all of it at once or just a few hours here and there throughout the year. It perhaps goes without saying that employees certainly take advantage of this incredible benefit, and there’s all kinds of way…

12 months. 12 habits. It takes about 30 days to change a bad habit or start a good habit. That’s why I’m so glad that my team and I (that’s a total of 41 engineers) invested in the year-long process through Habits of Heroes that not only enhanced our ability to be able to better coach and mentor our…

Most Mondays lack motivation. This particular Monday, after having woken up to our six year old English Shepherd mix Tucker pouncing on me, was not all that different. Until I sat down to check my emails and one caught my eye – Cisco RTP in Raleigh, NC had announced the approved buildings for the Do…

Prior to joining Cisco, I lived the start-up life for many years.  What drew me to the start-up culture was the fact you can build and create new things all the time and work on different, exciting projects – my fear of losing that is what kept me away from companies like Cisco for so long. I wish I…

My husband David and I are six months into our lives as U.S. expats living in London, and while it wasn’t easy – it’s been a road paved with moments that have highlighted what an incredible company Cisco is to work for. There were 14 months of career conversations with multiple Cisco leaders and ma…

There’s a timeless saying, “It’s never too late to learn.” I’m sure you’ve heard of it, yes? But, I’m actually here to prove it too! At fifty years young? I’ve gone back to school. What seems impossible for many, is quite possible when you have the drive and work at one of the greatest companies on…