Comments on: What makes Cisco run?

Cisco chief John Chambers talks about the drive to be No. 1 and his company's ideal takeover target.

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You go JC!!

From a Cisco employee's perspective, I really appreciate what John Chambers has done for the business and for the company culture.

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You go JC!!

From a Cisco employee's perspective, I really appreciate what John Chambers has done for the business and for the company culture.

A Great Leader

I have worked under John?s leadership for 10 years. He is an inspiration.

I find it interesting that he mentioned his admiration for Colin Powell. I read General Powell?s ?A Leadership Primer? a few years ago and thought John Chamber?s leadership style really fit his description of a great leader.

Fitting excerpts from the primer:
?Strategy equals execution. All the great ideas and visions in the world are worthless if they can't be implemented rapidly and efficiently. Good leaders delegate and empower others liberally, but they pay attention to details, every day?.

"Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission."

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."
"The ripple effect of a leader's enthusiasm and optimism is awesome. So is the impact of cynicism and pessimism. Leaders who whine and blame engender those same behaviors among their colleagues. I am not talking about stoically accepting organizational stupidity and performance incompetence with a "what, me worry?" smile. I am talking about a gung-ho attitude that says "we can change things here, we can achieve awesome goals, we can be the best." Spare me the grim litany of the "realist," give me the unrealistic aspirations of the optimist any day.
Thank-you John for your excellent leadership!

A Great Leader

I have worked under John?s leadership for 10 years. He is an inspiration.

I find it interesting that he mentioned his admiration for Colin Powell. I read General Powell?s ?A Leadership Primer? a few years ago and thought John Chamber?s leadership style really fit his description of a great leader.

Fitting excerpts from the primer:
?Strategy equals execution. All the great ideas and visions in the world are worthless if they can't be implemented rapidly and efficiently. Good leaders delegate and empower others liberally, but they pay attention to details, every day?.

"Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission."

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."
"The ripple effect of a leader's enthusiasm and optimism is awesome. So is the impact of cynicism and pessimism. Leaders who whine and blame engender those same behaviors among their colleagues. I am not talking about stoically accepting organizational stupidity and performance incompetence with a "what, me worry?" smile. I am talking about a gung-ho attitude that says "we can change things here, we can achieve awesome goals, we can be the best." Spare me the grim litany of the "realist," give me the unrealistic aspirations of the optimist any day.
Thank-you John for your excellent leadership!