Lots of ups and downs - a very political organization
Lots of ups and downs - a very political organization
Great sales force, great technology, high visibility within the industry, and ability to drive technology and innovation. Lots of customers. If you build a good product, they sell it.
Lots of politics. To move up the ladder, you need to manage up versus manage down. There's a passive-aggressive culture. Senior management spends a lot more time managing up, unaware of the business. They throw money around indiscriminately looking for success. Senior management is unaware of what is going on. John Chambers is not connected with reality on the ground. He keeps talking about how great everything is, and there are layoffs across the board.
Be real, be honest with yourself and with people and teams.
Reduce politics and focus on execution.
Send SVPs to go back to closer to their teams versus building ten closer to John Chambers.
Create career opportunities for everyone, not just for people who suck up to you.
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