CISCO CEO Chambers: How Do I Work?

John Chambers (John Chambers)

I usually arrange for a shower in the morning.

When I arrived at the company 15 years ago, I used the classic way of communication.

I will walk around and talk with a group of big or small.

I know who is at the company in the evening.

Now, I can tell you whose car is in the parking lot.

E-mail is really efficient. It allows me to send messages to all people.

But I am a person who likes to use voice to communicate.

Only then can I communicate emotionally.

At the same time, I also want to hear emotional responses.

It's easier for me to listen to important clients if I can hear them.

I leave 40 to 50 phone messages every day on the commute.

Now my main communication tool is video on demand.

We have a small video studio downstairs.

We can record about 10 to 15 tapes in one quarter.

In this way, whether employees or

As for listening to the voice of the staff, I will host a birthday breakfast every month.

Anyone who has a birthday on that month can come and ask me 1 hours and 15 minutes.

There is no director or vice president in the room, so I can master how feasible and infeasible.

Although this is not easy, it is the most enjoyable part of me.

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I usually end my day before my wife Elena and go to bed.

I will browse important reports from all over the world and make a brief summary.

Then Elena and I would have a chat before bed.

My wife and I have been dating for 7 years and have been married for 33 years.

She knows my strengths and weaknesses well.

We always make decisions together.

For me, my family is the most important.