Articles

August 1, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Digital Vortex: How To Compete and Win in a Digital World

2 min read

The vast majority of customers I speak with are senior line-of-business leaders, C-level executives, and boards of directors. They urgently want to know how technology can transform their businesses because they understand the risks of being displaced by digital disruption. In a recent conversation, the CFO of a leading worldwide retailer told me that the […]

July 12, 2016

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Innovation Is Thriving at Cisco

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In an earlier blog, I shared my excitement around the opportunity for Cisco to transform ourselves and our customers. This enthusiasm was based on our ability to unleash digital capabilities and innovation across the company. After meeting with hundreds of customers over the past year to help them reimagine how to create new value and […]

May 12, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

First-Movers Make Cybersecurity Their Digital Foundation

1 min read

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 and services, business models, as well as business function strategies for marketing, operations, and finance. To succeed, companies […]

April 26, 2016

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Will Digitization Eliminate Jobs or Redefine Them?

2 min read

Digitization is impacting companies in every industry as business leaders implement digital technologies and processes to transform all aspects of their operating models. Yet, even with the growth and innovation that digitization will drive, many people fear it will eliminate jobs at a record pace. In addition, by 2020, four in 10 industry incumbents will […]

February 2, 2016

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Reimagine Work to Maximize Digital Value

3 min read

As Cisco’s Chief Digital Officer, my entire focus is on enabling Cisco and our customers to accelerate the digitization of our businesses, countries, and cities. Digitization provides an enormous opportunity...

November 4, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Digital Age: Work Reimagined, Value Reimagined

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I’m an entrepreneur at heart, and I love coming up with wildly innovative ways to solve problems and create business value. This entrepreneurial mindset is a requirement in today’s digital...