One of the reasons why Cisco will come back stronger after the layoffs is because this work from home "culture" has proven that you do not need a million managers, a million meetings and a billion PowerPoint slides to accomplish something.
The company will slim down and become stronger. The new CEO is acquiring more software companies so the future is bright. The company just needs to slim down a little bit . Every company goes through this.
will take some time to dissolve lots of overhead. maybe keep some office presence to showcase meetings
Everything going to VM.
Virtual Machines? No.
Virtual Managers.
in what alternate universe does cisco come back in
this is classic death-spiral 101
wang dec sun
Yeah, a 30 min chat once every two months. Really appreciate the mentoring. Oh, and no career talks, EVER.
24 billion lost within minutes ! I want my money back, Slipstick !
A 100% WFH model actually raises the need for GOOD managers who know how to keep the business going but also stay engaged and connected with their teams. WFH ought to be more challenging for a manager than sitting in the ivory tower hiding in all sorts of places.
So WHAT do you do with all the million managers sitting at home?
The ELT isn’t exactly filled with rockstars though. I mean, have you seen TN? He has no idea what’s going on. We need technical vision.
** "The company just needs to slim down a little bit ."**
The company has been "slimming down" for the past 12 years and no improvement so far.
I used the term "new" because compared to John Chambers chuck is fairly new on the job. He needs time.
New who?
What "new CEO" ? Didn't you get mixed Cisco up with some other company ??