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Cisco Systems Chairman & CEO John T. Chambers

John T. Chambers

Chairman & CEO

76% Approve

“Satisfied”

3.5
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  • Nov 17, 2009

    2.0

    Cisco Systems Anonymous in San Jose, CA:   (Past Employee - 2009)

    2 of 2 people found this helpful

    Pros

    Legacy leadership in networking
    Positive on resume (for now)
    Still some astonishingly smart and talented people
    Interesting view of technology industry

    Cons

    Increasingly internal focus
    Customer satisfaction declining
    Innovation acquired from outside rather than developed inside
    "Boards and councils" lead to management by committee

    Advice to Senior Management

    For all the talk of collaboration, the boards and councils approach is creating a toxic environment, eroding accountability and slowing progress. Make accountability clear and credible to reverse the political kudzu choking the company.

  • Software Engineer in San Jose, CA:

    “Very Meh”

    Nov 18, 2009

    3 comments

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  • Anonymous in San Jose, CA:

    “Incompetent crowd of Directors and Sr Directors”

    Nov 17, 2009

    1 comment

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  • Anonymous in San Jose, CA:

    “Great place to work, unless you're in IT”

    Nov 22, 2009

    2 comments

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  • Anonymous in San Jose, CA:

    “ Cisco is ok for learning how to fight and survive within a corporate war zone.”

    Oct 11, 2009

    6 found helpful | 2 comments

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  • Sales in San Jose, CA:

    “Not what it used to be. Very disappointing.”

    Oct 6, 2009

    7 found helpful | 2 comments

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  • Program Manager in San Jose, CA:

    “Lost in the shuffle”

    Oct 21, 2009

    1 found helpful | 2 comments

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  • IT Analyst in Santa Clara, CA:

    “Cisco as a work place”

    Oct 29, 2009

    1 found helpful | 2 comments

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  • Anonymous in San Jose, CA:

    “Used to be great”

    Nov 7, 2009

    2 comments

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  • Senior Software Engineer in San Jose, CA:

    “seniority means a lot at Cisco”

    Oct 20, 2009

    1 found helpful | 1 comment

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