November 13, 2015

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

How Great Quotes Fuel Positive Thinking

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I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for a great quote.  It seems that I’m not the only one – take a look at Twitter and you’ll see a huge number of handles relating to quotes.  Do a quick search on Google and you’ll find endless “Top Quotes” lists. Go to the Forbes […]

November 4, 2015

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

The Power of Interconnected Partnerships – Internally and Externally

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I have always been a passionate believer in The Power of Partnerships to improve diversity in the talent pipeline, the workplace and leadership positions at enterprises everywhere. My experience shows that partnerships must be formed both within the enterprise and outside of it in order to make a real impact on diversity. This has been […]

October 13, 2015

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Advancing Diversity with ‘The Power of One’

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Last week, many of the nation’s top African-American leaders and emerging talent experienced first-hand “The Power of One” – the power of one person, one organization or one partnership to transform the world. The occasion was the Executive Leadership Council’s (ELC) annual celebration of individuals and corporations making a difference to advance inclusion and diversity […]

October 13, 2015

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Texas Conference for Women: An Empowering Partnership

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#CiscoInspiredWoman will be a hashtag reverberating throughout social media spheres this week as 6,500 attendees experience what I call, “Moments that Matter”, at the Conference for Women (CFW) in Austin, Texas. Cisco is the Exclusive Networking Partner of CFW for the fourth year in row, has 90 attendees and six speakers (three women and three […]

Define Your Future @Cisco

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I am looking forward to the Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference, Oct 14-16 2015, Houston, Texas. From Cisco Women in Cybersecurity to extraordinary software developers and inspiring executive I invite you to join us at Cisco to invent together. Intercloud, security, and IoE are all areas that present massive opportunity for re-invention and innovation. […]

A Better Way to Network for Women?

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“Networking is my idea of hell.” These are the exact words spoken by a woman attendee at a recent event where I gave a talk about the importance of networking. Her sentiments are echoed by many professional women who have experienced a traditional networking approach, which is: a) based on entering a crowded room full […]

September 30, 2015

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Carpe Diem – Seize the day! Inspiration from everyday heroes of CEWN: Shubhra Sinha

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  Guest Blog and Interview by Anuja Singh  Welcome to the September edition of our monthly CEWN segment about role models. We all make resolutions and set goals to improve ourselves– but somewhere along the way, life interrupts our plans, we find ourselves juggling different priorities and invariably things get dropped. What you will find in […]

September 29, 2015

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

#CiscoChat Seize the Moment and Make your Mark at Grace Hopper

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The Grace Hopper Celebration Conference is upon us once in two weeks in Houston, Texas  and Cisco is proud to be a Diamond Sponsor recognized as a leader in diversity and highlights our continuous commitment to increasing the impact of women in technology. For the last 13 years, GHC has strived to bring together women technologists […]