Lessons learnt from John Chambers and Cisco

posted by  kevyn (54)  13 months ago (blogs.msdn.com)

On my recent recruiting trip to Stanford, I got an opportunity to listen to and meet with John Chambers (CEO, Cisco). He shared his views on the sustained market leadership position maintained by Cisco in several market segments (networking - routers, switching, voice, etc.) John attributed Cisco's (almost) consistent market leadership to his team's ability to catch market transitions, before they become obvious. In 2000, when Cisco was enjoying a solid market position in routers and switches, John had bet on the