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 Read Quote
In 2001, we were like most high-tech companies, with one or two primary products that were really important to us. John T. Chambers Read Quote
I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met. John T. Chambers Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The political gridlock in Washington leads us to conclude that policymakers don’t have the ability to put the public finances of the U.S. on a sustainable footing. John T. Chambers Read Quote
When a leader doesn’t do his or her job, it isn’t just a problem with the person. They take their whole organization down. John T. Chambers Read Quote
I learned another lesson from Jack Welch. It was in 1998, and at that time, we were one of the most valuable companies in the world. I said, ‘Jack, what does it take to have a great company?’ And he said, ‘It takes major setbacks and overcoming those.’ John T. Chambers Read Quote
Organized crime and rogue nation states and terrorists are very much focused on the Internet of things. The challenge that goes with connectivity is always security. The bad guys go wherever the return is, and now it’s more lucrative for bad guys to focus on cybercrime than traditional crime. John T. Chambers Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
