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> [Often, what I tell a new CEO asking for advice, or one of my own new leaders, is the two most important decisions that your team is going to watch is the first person you hire and the first person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/often-what-i-tell-a-new-ceo-asking-for-advice-or-one-of-my-own-new/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

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## More by John T. Chambers

> [Today's world requires a different leadership style - more collaboration and teamwork, including using Web 2.0 technologies. If you had told me I'd be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/today-s-world-requires-a-different-leadership-style-more/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [I am a proud moderate republican. But I like democrats as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/i-am-a-proud-moderate-republican-but-i-like-democrats-as-well/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [We don't go into a market without a chance of a 40 percent share and sustainable differentiation. We wouldn't get into wiring oil rigs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/we-don-t-go-into-a-market-without-a-chance-of-a-40-percent-share-and/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [Every company, city, and country is becoming digital, navigating disruptive markets, and Cisco's role in the digital transformation has never been more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/every-company-city-and-country-is-becoming-digital-navigating/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [To go back to a 1950s voice mentality with Title II and net neutrality would be a tremendous mistake for our country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/to-go-back-to-a-1950s-voice-mentality-with-title-ii-and-net/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/there-are-two-types-of-companies-those-that-have-been-hacked-and/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [The window was open for us to play in the consumer as data, voice, video came together. This is where you have to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/the-window-was-open-for-us-to-play-in-the-consumer-as-data-voice/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [Once you put in backdoors, once you allow a government to intercept anything they want, you have to give it to other governments around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/once-you-put-in-backdoors-once-you-allow-a-government-to-intercept/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [What makes Silicon Valley really work? It's a unique combination of great educational institutions - especially at Stanford - that generate engineers and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/what-makes-silicon-valley-really-work-it-s-a-unique-combination-of/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [We're going to become the number one security company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/we-re-going-to-become-the-number-one-security-company/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [Some people need a command-and-control environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/some-people-need-a-command-and-control-environment/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share from competitors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/when-a-market-isn-t-in-transition-gaining-market-share-is-hard-you-re/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [We want a culture where it is unacceptable not to share what you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/we-want-a-culture-where-it-is-unacceptable-not-to-share-what-you-know/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [When you're a large company with significant market share, it's tempting to view market disruptions as a threat, but we view them as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/when-you-re-a-large-company-with-significant-market-share-it-s/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [People who might normally have to travel hours to a distant city to see a cardiologist can now do so virtually, through Cisco technology,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/people-who-might-normally-have-to-travel-hours-to-a-distant-city-to/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

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