The company underwent a series of dramatic mergers, which increased its employee headcount by 3,000 in one year. However, unlike many companies undergoing rapid development, Cisco, as a corporation suffers no visible strain. In the past, it was customarily to assume it would take 5 years to for a merger to be complete. However, the employees of companies merged with Cisco start working the next day with the mentality of a Cisco employee. It is Cisco's style to ensure that a shared mentality would be possible before the merger.
Chambers exudes a kind of warmth that is lacking in top executives of major Japanese companies.
It is a quality he developed by interacting with people on a daily basis. The CEO of Cisco spends every morning meeting with a guest. The people at Cisco, including Chambers tend to be charming in conversation. Just because a company is high-tech does not mean communication is mechanical. On the contrary, the fact that order, development, and business processing are done electronically allows more time for people to communicate ideas.