When John took the CEO position in 1995, Cisco had over 50 networking competitors and was worth $70 billion. After two decades as CEO of Cisco, John stepped down in 2015. In 2018, John founded JC2 Ventures, a venture firm that primarily partners with software startups in cybersecurity and AI. There, he's sharing his playbooks with the next generation of leaders.
All great teams need to improvise under pressure, but underpinning this should be a set of tried-and-tested playbooks that let you orchestrate and replicate winning strategies. Cisco's John Chambers created a library of living playbooks — covering culture, acquisitions, crises, and more — to astounding effect as he took Cisco from a small tech supplier to the most valuable company on the planet.
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