sponsorship

February 8, 2022

WE ARE CISCO

How I Became a Cisco Expat

How did Madison E. go from our Raleigh, USA offices to London, United Kingdom? Read on to read her story and learn her tips!

November 3, 2021

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Sponsorship is an Action Verb

I’ve always thought I had a strong support network, until I saw what that looked like for others. I wondered how my peers were able to navigate these corporate streets, arriving on time and unscathed. They were climbing the proverbial ladder and progressing in ways I wasn’t; even the ones I outperformed - by far. I learned it was because they had active sponsorship.

The Power of Inclusive Innovation

Now more than ever, we need Inclusive Innovation to help solve the most pressing problems we as a society face today. Learn how we are doing just that by role modeling, empowering, and enabling our teams.

August 3, 2020

WE ARE CISCO

Leaves on the Success Tree: Hard Work, Mentorship, and Sponsorship

Melissa, a Cisco Customer Experience Exec, shares her journey to creating ASCEND to teach and empower young African American and Hispanic collegiate talent entering the corporate world.

June 29, 2020

WE ARE CISCO

When Preparation meets Advocacy + Sponsorship, Opportunity is Created 

Amber, Supply Chain Project Manager, shares her story of how mentorship, sponsorship, and advocacy at Cisco helped her to grow her career and find a role where her strengths shined.

How Cisco Narrows the Pay Gap

On equal pay day, Cisco reflects on our efforts to close the pay gap and build a diverse employee pipeline for leadership positions.

Coming Together as Women of Cisco

I am excited to announce we are bringing together our Connected Women and Cisco Empowered Women's Network into a new powerful organization named Women of Cisco – a single, strong platform for women and their allies.

Sponsorship fuels a rich and diverse pipeline

Cisco introduced The Multiplier Effect, which asks leaders to pledge to sponsor at least one extraordinary diverse person in their organization and challenge their peers to do the same.