In October 2021, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, I made a decision to take a danger, and alter jobs. I’ve taken many dangers in my profession journey through the years, however this one felt particularly daunting, given the uncertainty we now have all confronted in the previous couple of years.
I joined the Digital Sales Effectiveness staff inside Global Virtual Sales and Engineering (GVSE) because the Global Sales Content Strategist, a brand-new function by no means been held earlier than. I knew going into this function that there can be numerous uncertainty, visibility, and alternative—all features I used to be enthusiastic about. But as I mirror on the final three hundred and sixty five days at Cisco, the phrase grateful involves thoughts first.
I’m grateful for the superb staff I work on, the initiatives we’re part of, and the challenges we clear up.
I realized rapidly to lean on my staff for assist. With their assist, I efficiently constructed and carried out our international gross sales content material working mannequin that helps all our digital sellers in GVSE (1200+ individuals), spanning 20+ languages. This helps our sellers automate their communications and save time with content material they’re enthusiastic about utilizing. As a former salesperson, I understand how essential that is, and I’m extremely happy with the work my staff does to assist our sellers.
Grateful that Cisco values steady enchancment {and professional} improvement.
With the assist of my supervisor, I took the chance to earn my Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, which has helped me make essential data-driven choices each single day in my function. I additionally took the chance to finish The Leadership Consortium chief program, based and led by Harvard Business School Professors. It’s helped me improve my skillsets and turn out to be a extra self-aware chief—and Cisco encourages management at each degree.
With the encouragement of my supervisor, I used to be a panelist for Cisco’s Illuminate Your Leadership, an all-day, company-wide studying occasion. It was an extremely thrilling and humbling expertise as it’s broadcast worldwide to 77K+ staff. The matter was about embracing vulnerability and studying from errors. The alternative to have a significant and highly effective dialogue with my fellow panelists was really fulfilling. After the phase aired, I acquired a lot optimistic suggestions that I knew I did a terrific job serving my fellow Cisconians in thought management.
Grateful to work for a corporation that isn’t performative in its efforts to ensure that each worker can present up as their true self.
Cisco is really a pioneer in making individuals really feel seen and heard and embodying the notion of bringing your full self to work. The firm helps ladies, underrepresented teams, and plenty of extra with precise applications and funding to again what it says! There can also be an Inclusive Community (what we name Employee Resource Organizations) for everybody right here. I’m a part of a number of of them!
Grateful to work for a corporation that encourages volunteer work and provides you day off to provide again.
The alternatives to provide again to your neighborhood and past are unparalleled. Hello, 40 hours of Time2Give! That’s 40 hours outdoors our common paid day off only for volunteering, prolonged to 80 hours by way of 2023.
I’m grateful for a profession that I actually love!
Every day at Cisco, you may have the chance to study, develop and lead. The advantages are unimaginable, the sense of neighborhood is unmatched, and the persons are superb. Cisco just isn’t performative in what they do, they usually totally acknowledge that completely satisfied staff maintain enterprise, interval. By offering one of the best instruments, assets, alternatives, and work-life steadiness, I can confidently say (as a working mother and girl of shade) that I really feel Cisco is supporting and empowering me to do my greatest work. I’m grateful for the chance to affix this unimaginable firm and am happy with myself for taking the leap; I haven’t seemed again since! I’m proud to say I work for Cisco and sit up for many extra years of development, studying, and management.
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