conscious culture

Aleta Howell champions diversity and the OneTen initiative to increase representation and inclusion

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Aleta Howell, Cisco Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead, and her team champion the OneTen coalition to increase diversity and inclusion at Cisco.

People Behind CSR at Cisco: How Inclusive Communities contribute to a Conscious Culture

4 min read

Bernadette Liasos is the Global Program Manager for Inclusive Communities at Cisco, creating a safe place for employees to learn more from each other.

Discovering Proximity: An Interview with Mayte Marquez Querol

5 min read

Proximity is like opening curtains on a bright, sunny day: the light comes in and shows you all the details of the room, especially the things you may not have noticed before.

Stepping in together to help the children of Lebanon

3 min read

Cisco engineer, Maha Akkari, shares her story of a 1,000-pair shoe donation that evolved into a nationwide 52,000-pair shoe distribution – in only a year!

February 23, 2021

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Take difference to heart

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At Cisco we aspire to power an inclusive future for all, and that means opening our hearts and minds to difference, celebrating individuality and learning to walk in the shoes of those different from ourselves. To embrace the power of difference is to open the way for transformational change.

From a Conscious Culture to an Inclusive Future: A message from EVP and Chief People Officer Francine Katsoudas

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Cisco Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Francine Katsoudas explains in our latest Impact Report how corporate social responsibility connects to Cisco’s commitment to a Conscious Culture.

November 3, 2020

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Protecting Our People

5 min read

To ensure that all claims of unfair treatment by our employees are addressed, we’ve taken intentional steps to ensure that all arbitrations arising from claims brought by Cisco employees address specific concerns.

July 20, 2020

COLLABORATION

Webex & Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine: Encouraging Transparent Conversations

2 min read

At Cisco, we're here to build connections to allow the best kinds of conversations to happen. See how Webex helped Reese Witherspoon and Dr. Anita Phillips “hear” one another on Hello Sunshine’s Shine On with Reese at Home.

Visionary leadership in a chaotic time – and why I’m inspired to follow

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Cisco’s Chairman and CEO, Chuck Robbins, opened his June 1st all-company check-in by admitting he’s leading through uncharted waters. He and his leadership team are addressing systemic racism head on, with grace and humility.