Articles

March 14, 2018

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Digital Transformation Requires that Every Voice Be Heard

3 min read

In preparation for Accenture’s International Women’s Day event, I reflected on the events in my life and career that led me to the session titled, “The Equality Advantage.”

December 21, 2017

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How Digital Giving Is Improving People’s Lives

4 min read

Digital transformation impacts nearly every industry and aspect of our lives. At this time of year, our thoughts and actions turn toward giving, so let's see how digital giving is improving people’s lives.

December 6, 2017

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Reimagining Customer Value with Artificial Intelligence

2 min read

Artificial intelligence (AI) can glean and utilize material insights from the data flowing across Cisco networks. As such, how should we think about AI in the context of company transformation?

November 6, 2017

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Creating Digital Leaders Who Thrive in a World of Exponentially Accelerating Change

2 min read

Thriving in a digital world requires agility. To bring this concept to life, members of my team created a Digital Business Agility (DBA) framework.

October 11, 2017

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Three Key Takeaways from Cox Communications’ Customer Presentation

2 min read

I recently spoke with a select group of Cox Communications’ customers. The audience consisted of CXOs in gaming, healthcare, education, and the public sector. I was impressed with the dedication and commitment they showed to urgently solving the very difficult challenges of thriving in a world of digital disruption. Here are the top three insights […]

September 21, 2017

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Insights for Customers from GSX 2018

3 min read

Cisco recently wrapped up its annual worldwide sales conference, and while much of the content and conversations were directed toward our salespeople, all of it was focused around our most important audience—our customers. I had the privilege to present to more than 3,500 sellers, to update them on Cisco’s transformation and how we are enabling […]

July 10, 2017

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To the Connected Women of Cisco and Beyond – You are IT – Lead, Connect, Inspire.

2 min read

Every person has a few key events in their professional lives they will remember forever. Being the first male to host this year’s Cisco Empowered Women’s Network (CEWN) event is one of these moments for me. If you’re not familiar with CEWN, it is a network of Cisco customers, partners, and employees joining together to […]

May 31, 2017

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Cisco Accelerates Digital Transformation with Enterprise Agreement Launch

2 min read

This is exciting. It has been just over a year since my first blog in which I stated, “To win in today’s market where disruptive startups and agile competitors are advancing on all sides, digitizing the enterprise to infuse greater agility and innovation is critical. This means transforming your operating model, which includes reimagining products […]

Viptela – A Key Piece of Cisco’s Digital Business Transformation

1 min read

Viptela extends Cisco’s SD networking strategy into the WAN environment with its cloud-first network management, orchestration, and overlay technologies.