while looking at the forum and last 2 years of purchase of all these small companies - patents (xxx million into this and xxx million into that company), 90% purchase down to drain and money wasted, eg: I look at webex and then I was looking at zoom (webex like), unable to comprehend why we sink over x billion into webex and zoom runs smoother...
overall theme, we can not continue purchase to somehow make us more nimble..
back in the old days, we innovate with about 20% of our bandwidth, now we just don;t do it.
at HR level, back, we have a lending program, a senior tech leader if skill is behind, got 6 months stint into a start up like new group at cisco and fresh his skill and $ is paid as the same at corporate level, the start up manager treat them like trainee . they treat older worker nice and older worker will contribute..
DO notice gradually, entire Cisco is full of VPs or directors or senior managers or program managers (crtical grade 10+) work from home EVERY DAY! AND live remotely (martha vineyard, remote states, florida disneyland, upper Maine) , barely see team once a month, all done over the phone and webex..aka they are not with their team...
the only way to get them out is fly them on cisco expense.. these remote exes or workers are VERY afraid of losing their jobs, hence their attitude toward team is only cost and not naturing the team! they will axe you before axe themselves..