Connecting the dots
Subtitle: lessons for leadership in a startup world
By: John Chambers, Chairman Emeritus, CISCO ; with Diane Brady
Contributors: Brady, Diane, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780316486545; 9780316486538
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Leadership; Management; Inc Cisco Systems; Success in business; Computer industry; Dyslexics; History
Description: Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers shares the lessons that transformed a dyslexic kid from West Virginia into one of the world's best business leaders and turned a simple router company into a global tech titan. When Chambers joined Cisco in 1991, it was a company with 400 employees, a single product, and about $70 million in revenue. When he stepped down as CEO in 2015, he left a $47 billion tech giant that was the backbone of the internet and a leader in areas from cybersecurity to data center convergence. Along the way, he had acquired 180 companies and turned more than 10,000 employees into millionaires. Widely recognized as an innovator, an industry leader, and one of the world's best CEOs, Chambers has outlasted and outmaneuvered practically every rival that ever tried to take Cisco on--Nortel, Lucent, Alcatel, IBM, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard, to name a few. Now Chambers is sharing his unique strategies for winning in a digital world. From his early lessons and struggles with dyslexia in West Virginia to his bold bets and battles with some of the biggest names in tech, Chambers gives readers a playbook on how to act before the market shifts, tap customers for strategy, partner for growth, build teams, and disrupt themselves. He also adapted those lessons to transform government, helping global leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create new models for growth. As CEO of JC2 Ventures, he's now investing in a new generation of game-changing startups by helping founders become great leaders and scale their companies. Connecting the Dots is destined to become a business classic, providing hard-won insights and critical tools to thrive during the accelerating disruption of the digital age.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The lessons of West Virginia : disrupt or be disrupted; title: Act like a teenager and think like a dyslexic : how to spot market transitions; title: Dream big and be bold, focus on the outcome : play the entire chess game before you make the first move; title: Embrace your purpose, not your products : how Cisco beat its competitors; title: After disaster strikes : setbacks can make you stronger; title: My buyer's guide to successful acquisitions : based on 180 personal experiences; title: Build relationships for life : sell people only what they need; title: How to build a winning team : focus on culture, diversity, and results; title: Get your message out : with or without the media; title: Bet on innovative leadership : how to partner with great leaders; title: What entrepreneurs want to know : 13 typical questions; title: It's all about startups, startup nations, and a startup world : my next chapter and changing the world... JC2 ventures; title: Reinvent yourself : what's next for me, and all of us.