Stable job. Go to Cisco if you want networking on your resume and your grade is below that of a director
Stable job. Go to Cisco if you want networking on your resume and your grade is below that of a director
Stable job, especially if your grade is below a Director. Technology exposure is generally focused on networking. So, if you don't have networking on your resume, then it is a great place.
Technology exposure is very uni-dimensional unless you are working in one of the emerging products.
Very little "real" work for Directors and above; it is mostly powerpoints, politics, and posturing.
Decision-making is tied to hundreds of layers of management.
SVP and VP promos are random and make you wonder if merit was any consideration.
- Shake up BUs where the management team has a stranglehold on the BU for over 5 years; this will promote cross-company moves.
- Force Directors to move every 2-3 years to a different BU. Don't ask them, move them!
- Bring back agility in decision-making.
- Stop shuffling executives.
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