There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked.John T. Chambers
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I think at least my philosophy of leadership is you focus more on the areas you have to improve or the mistakes than you do on your successes. And that's just how I am in real life. I don't want to let down my customers, my employees, my shareholders.John T. Chambers
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The 'No.1 IT company' isn't by volume, it's in relation to business customers because those are my customers, not the consumer. Who do they view as their most important partner? That's my definition of the 'No.1 IT company.'John T. Chambers
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It's easy for me to see how a business proposition is going to play out, or who our next-generation competitors are, from taking this data point from this customer and another data point from another customer... and jump to Z.John T. Chambers
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I hope that the new leader, whoever they are - and I hope that it will be Hillary - will bring our country back to participation by all groups and will talk about how technology will enable not just 10% of our population, but all of our population.John T. Chambers
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Today's world requires a different leadership style - more collaboration and teamwork, including using Web 2.0 technologies. If you had told me I'd be video blogging and blogging, I would have said, 'No way.' And yet our 20-somethings in the company really pushed me to use that more.John T. Chambers
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I don't make fun of people. I call people by what they want to be called. What does your best friend call you? What does your spouse call you? It helps you emotionally connect to people.John T. Chambers
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When you're a large company with significant market share, it's tempting to view market disruptions as a threat, but we view them as an opportunity.John T. Chambers
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Cities, too, are embracing digitization. Barcelona has installed in-ground parking sensors and launched connected public transportation as part of its Smart City strategy.John T. Chambers
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I think we have a tax policy that was designed before Microsoft even went public. I think we've got to change - we're at a huge disadvantage around the world.John T. Chambers
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When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share from competitors.John T. Chambers
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What I've realized is most leaders cannot reinvent themselves at the CEO level or at the operational level.John T. Chambers
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My mistakes are always around moving too slow or moving too fast without process behind it. And it's something that, if we're not careful, we'll repeat again and again.John T. Chambers
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As a leader, you don't get too high on the highs or let the bumps balance down. Every leader over time has probably equal amount of good luck or bad luck - or, you could argue, has good opportunities or challenges.John T. Chambers
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I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met.John T. Chambers
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What NDS did is allow us to move into video capability with large service providers or cable providers - and the ability to do this out of the cloud. And that allows you to do it faster.John T. Chambers
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We know that veterans have valuable skills and experiences that are highly sought after in today's workforce.John T. Chambers
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I think, as time passes, people will come to see that the United States' credit standing is really not quite the same level as the ones that we rate AAA.John T. Chambers
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The definition of success is that the company doesn't miss a beat. Do I love what I do? Oh yeah - I love it more than ever. You've got to have that energy level 24/7. But you've also got to make sure the transition is smooth. Being realistic, most high-tech companies haven't done that well.John T. Chambers
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Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself.John T. Chambers
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This will be the first time in my lifetime I'm voting for a Democrat. I'm going to vote for Hillary Clinton. I've already voted.John T. Chambers
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Understand what you are acquiring and protect it at all costs. You are acquiring people and next-generation products. You are making an investment that together you can grow faster, make more profits, and take more market share.John T. Chambers
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Wearable technology will tell us how well we are sleeping and whether we need to exercise. Sensors in the street will help us avoid traffic jams and find parking. Telemedicine applications will allow physicians to treat patients who are hundreds of miles away.John T. Chambers
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It would surprise you how many government and business leaders with dyslexia. Some people view it as a weakness, and maybe it is. What dyslexia forces you to do, you don't go A, B, C, D, E... to Z. I can go A, B... Z with speed.John T. Chambers
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Widening the talent pipeline sufficiently will require a generational commitment to teaching math and science, providing technical training, and mentoring young people of all backgrounds so they understand the full range of possibilities that a career in technology affords.John T. Chambers
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There's a lot to learn from President Clinton. It kills me as a strong Republican saying it, but he was the most effective president during my lifetime. And when business got out of line, he smacked them.John T. Chambers
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At Cisco, we are moving to collaboration teams, groups coming together that represent sales, engineering, finance, legal, etc. And we're training leaders to think across silos.John T. Chambers
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Almost every move in the market is either a move to align with where Cisco is going or to align to compete against us or to utilize that technology.John T. Chambers
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We will see growth in the U.S., and we will selectively acquire in the U.S., but we prefer to use our global opportunity.John T. Chambers
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I like to believe that I got my business knowledge from my dad. He was able to see trends a long way off. And my mom is very good with people and emotional.John T. Chambers
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In September 2014, the USIBC members indicated an investment figure of $41 billion that was likely to be invested over a 2-3 year period.John T. Chambers
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I think India should be our top ally in Asia Pacific. And the two countries have so much in common, including being the largest and most powerful democracies.John T. Chambers
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There is no secure data center in the world; they have all been broken into. We can help you prepare for it and minimize the damage when it does occur.John T. Chambers
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Since I became CEO, 87 percent of the companies in the Fortune 500 are off the list. What that says is that companies that don't reinvent themselves will be left behind. I also think that's true of people. And I think it's true of countries.John T. Chambers
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To go back to a 1950s voice mentality with Title II and net neutrality would be a tremendous mistake for our country.John T. Chambers
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I had two parents who were doctors, and my mom was valedictorian in multiple classes.John T. Chambers
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Our line of business structure has served us very well in the past, when customer segments and product requirements were very distinct.John T. Chambers
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It's important to remember that finding a job is only the beginning of a smooth transition to civilian life for our troops - as employers, we must also ensure their ongoing success.John T. Chambers
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What makes Silicon Valley really work? It's a unique combination of great educational institutions - especially at Stanford - that generate engineers and a culture that starts companies.John T. Chambers
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We don't go into a market without a chance of a 40 percent share and sustainable differentiation. We wouldn't get into wiring oil rigs if we didn't believe we could get 40 percent.John T. Chambers
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You have venture capitalists. We view them as experts who also help finance your company and give directions and also some pretty candid discussions about what you have to do better.John T. Chambers
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Often, what I tell a new CEO asking for advice, or one of my own new leaders, is the two most important decisions that your team is going to watch is the first person you hire and the first person you promote - because you are saying that's the type of person I want.John T. Chambers
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To create a truly digital Europe will require a foundation of high-speed, high-quality broadband, both wired and wireless.John T. Chambers
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I wasn't always interested in technology. I had been a student for a long time - I'd earned a bachelor's degree, a law degree, and an MBA - and decided that I wanted to work in a large corporation, focusing on finance and law, in either New York or Chicago.John T. Chambers
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As a country, we must come together to provide the training, certifications, and jobs that our veterans have earned and deserve.John T. Chambers
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The No. 1 country in the world to do business in is which one? To locate where you want to create jobs, where you want to have a great market? It's Canada. Even in Russia, you can build a Silicon Valley outside of Moscow.John T. Chambers
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It's connectivity that really makes the industrial Internet work: it's giving the right information at the right time to the right person or right machine to make the right decision.John T. Chambers
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I had an issue with dyslexia before they understood what dyslexia was. One of my teachers, Mrs. Anderson, taught me to look at it like a curveball. The ball breaks the same way every time. Once you get used to it, you can handle it pretty well.John T. Chambers
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