sponsorship

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.