Executive Thought Leadership

Virtualizing the Corporation
Using the network as the platform, the company of the future will be geographically distributed yet more collaborative and close-knit than ever.
2008-01-04

Wim Elfrink
Executive Vice President, Cisco Services & Chief Globalization Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Respecialize to Lift All Boats
Author, researcher, and economic historian Carlota Perez discusses the global redistribution of market segments, and how regional economies can "respecialize" around their natural advantages to spur benefits to all players in the global economy.
2008-01-04

Carlota Perez
Researcher, lecturer and international consultant

What Is Wrong with Collaboration: The Need for Leadership
When a collaboration effort fails, the finger of fault often points at the organization's leaders. Find out how to fix the flaws.
2007-10-18

Michael Astle
Executive Thought Leadership
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Generation Collaboration
Both the young people entering workforce and the nature of work itself are becoming more collaborative. To succeed, businesses must adapt to keep pace. What can employers do to create environments that attract and nurture the innovators of tomorrow?
2007-09-27

Roger Farnsworth
Research Director, Executive Thought Leadership
Cisco Systems, Inc.

The CIO's Role in Enabling Innovation
IT leaders can fuel growth and innovation by using three strategic levers: embrace emerging collaboration technologies; create a flexible, secure, and scalable IT infrastructure that optimizes "time to capability"; and position IT as a value center.
2007-09-27

Rebecca J. Jacoby
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.

The Event-Driven Organization
Consider the valuable information that travels across your network as a result of the increasing digital nature of business. Mining your network for real-time event information enables you to proactively improve operations and build business value.
2007-09-27

Gary B. Moore
Senior Vice President, Advanced Services
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Q&A Incubating Innovation
What is technology incubation? How can businesses foster an environment that supports innovation? A conversation about technology incubation and internal innovation with vice president Dave Rossetti and Senior Director Greg Pelton.
2007-09-27

Ewan Morrison
Editor, Cisco Executive Thought Leadership
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Creating the Total Customer Experience
Your customers are changing. To earn their loyalty in the future, you’ll have to change too. Perspectives from Cisco executives and other thoughtleaders.
2007-06-27

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Courting the Connected Consumer
Best practices for retailers in the age of networked information and customer participation.
2007-06-27

Mohsen Moazami
Vice President, Internet Business Solutions Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Building Effective Customer Interactions
A conversation with business thoughtleader and author Geoffrey Moore.
2007-06-27

Marsha Powell
Senior Manager, Executive Thought Leadership
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Innovation: Transforming the way business creates
Innovation is becoming increasingly important for companies and governments. Business executives regard it as a vital weapon in fending off their corporate competitors.
2007-05-01

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Collaboration: Transforming the way business works
This Economist Intelligence Unit survey of executives revealed new imperatives for collaboration, an existing necessary cultural shift, missing processes, and dissatisfaction with current technology tools.
2007-04-01

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

The Connected Consumer: Retail Best Practices (9 min 53 sec)
Understanding the connected consumer and deploying an intelligent retail network helps retailers achieve top-line growth.
2007-04-01

Mohsen Moazami
Vice President, Internet Business Solutions Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Big Opportunities for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
The increasingly networked nature of business is good news for small and medium-sized businesses that want to reach new markets, get closer to customers, and streamline operations.
2007-03-27

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Personalization: Transforming the way business connects
Personalization goes beyond customization, allowing the consumer to stamp a product or service with his or her own applications, preferences and configurations.
2007-03-01

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Maximizing Shareholder Value (11 min 6 sec)
How Finance at Cisco provides strategic business direction and operational execution to manage the business and drive profitability.
2007-03-01

Dennis D. Powell
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Competitive Innovation: Creating a Portfolio of Competitive Advantages (7 min 7 sec)
TCG's Managing Director, Geoffrey Moore discusses how companies are shifting and working on different innovation strategies to gain competitive advantage and to improve business operations.
2006-12-28

The New Consumer
The network is closing the distance between businesses and their customers, making it possible to have personalized customer connections on a global scale.
2006-12-20

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Total Customer Experience: A Sustainable Competitive Advantage (10 min 50 sec)
The vital role of the customer experience in driving revenue growth and customer loyalty.
2006-10-01

Robert Lloyd
Senior Vice President of US, Canada, and Japan
Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Experience the Network
In this issue, we offer perspectives on the user and customer experience, and on the value of the network platform as a nexus for communications, expression and, ultimately, experience.
2006-06-26

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Mobility: Connecting Markets and Creating Experience Providers (9 min 19 sec)
Mobility enables businesses to compete globally and differentiate themselves in the global marketplace.
2006-05-01

Massimo Migliuolo
Vice President, EMEA
Cisco Systems, Inc.

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How Can Companies Grow Profits In Today's Competitive World? (9 min 53 sec)
Technology helps companies of all sizes personalize interactions and create winning customer experiences.
2006-05-01

Gary Bridge
Senior Vice President, Internet Business Solutions Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Welcome to the Mobile World
Mobility solutions are putting the "business" back in business travel as employees take advantage of technologies that let them leave their desks without leaving behind the tools they need to work effectively.
2005-01-26

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