We will see growth in the U.S., and we will selectively acquire in the U.S., but we prefer to use our global… — John T. Chambers Global Copy Share Image
We don't go into a market without a chance of a 40 percent share and sustainable differentiation. We wouldn't get into wiring… — John T. Chambers Believe Copy Share Image
What makes Silicon Valley really work? It's a unique combination of great educational institutions - especially at Stanford - that generate engineers… — John T. Chambers Culture Copy Share Image
In 2008, we began an initiative to outsource projects from our Israeli office to three companies in the Palestinian Territories. — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share… — John T. Chambers Fighting Copy Share Image
Digital is going to have five times the impact than the information era. Just because you led the first transition as a… — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
A well-run organization turns over 10% of their organizations, including senior leadership. I don't have the heart to do that. — John T. Chambers Heart Copy Share Image
The political gridlock in Washington leads us to conclude that policymakers don't have the ability to put the public finances of the… — John T. Chambers Ability Copy Share Image
Understand what you are acquiring and protect it at all costs. You are acquiring people and next-generation products. You are making an… — John T. Chambers Acquiring Copy Share Image
The 'No.1 IT company' isn't by volume, it's in relation to business customers because those are my customers, not the consumer. Who… — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
I wasn't always interested in technology. I had been a student for a long time - I'd earned a bachelor's degree, a… — John T. Chambers Finance Copy Share Image
I learned another lesson from Jack Welch. It was in 1998, and at that time, we were one of the most valuable… — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
I hope that the new leader, whoever they are - and I hope that it will be Hillary - will bring our… — John T. Chambers Country Copy Share Image
The industry has to learn how to do CEO succession well. If your definition of success is Intel or Microsoft or HP… — John T. Chambers Company Copy Share Image
Do you have the same vision of where industry is going as the target of your acquisition? If visions differ, you might… — John T. Chambers Dreams Copy Share Image
As a leader, you don't get too high on the highs or let the bumps balance down. Every leader over time has… — John T. Chambers Bad luck Copy Share Image
In 2001, we were like most high-tech companies, with one or two primary products that were really important to us. — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
What I've realized is most leaders cannot reinvent themselves at the CEO level or at the operational level. — John T. Chambers Cannot Copy Share Image
What NDS did is allow us to move into video capability with large service providers or cable providers - and the ability… — John T. Chambers Ability Copy Share Image
We know that veterans have valuable skills and experiences that are highly sought after in today's workforce. — John T. Chambers Know Copy Share Image
I don't make fun of people. I call people by what they want to be called. What does your best friend call… — John T. Chambers Best Copy Share Image
When you're a large company with significant market share, it's tempting to view market disruptions as a threat, but we view them… — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
Our line of business structure has served us very well in the past, when customer segments and product requirements were very distinct. — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
The number one objective is that people who make the investment in digitization, whether they are governments or service providers, get a… — John T. Chambers Digitization Copy Share Image
To go back to a 1950s voice mentality with Title II and net neutrality would be a tremendous mistake for our country. — John T. Chambers Country Copy Share Image
To create a truly digital Europe will require a foundation of high-speed, high-quality broadband, both wired and wireless. — John T. Chambers Broadband Copy Share Image
This will be the first time in my lifetime I'm voting for a Democrat. I'm going to vote for Hillary Clinton. I've… — John T. Chambers Democrat Copy Share Image
If we're going to acquire, what are we going to do differently? We came up with six rules of thumb. Whenever I've… — John T. Chambers Rule Copy Share Image
At Cisco, we are moving to collaboration teams, groups coming together that represent sales, engineering, finance, legal, etc. And we're training leaders… — John T. Chambers Cisco Copy Share Image
The window was open for us to play in the consumer as data, voice, video came together. This is where you have… — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
Everything becomes connected, and cyber security becomes the top issue for CEOs. An average company has 40-60 security vendors, and they have… — John T. Chambers Average Copy Share Image
Every company, city, and country is becoming digital, navigating disruptive markets, and Cisco's role in the digital transformation has never been more… — John T. Chambers Business Copy Share Image
Our next CEO needs to thrive in a highly dynamic environment, to be capable of accelerating what is working very well for… — John T. Chambers Capable Copy Share Image
You have venture capitalists. We view them as experts who also help finance your company and give directions and also some pretty… — John T. Chambers Better Copy Share Image
I support both Democrats and Republicans on many issues. I'm more interested in where they are on technology. — John T. Chambers Democracy Copy Share Image
I think, as time passes, people will come to see that the United States' credit standing is really not quite the same… — John T. Chambers Credit Copy Share Image
It's connectivity that really makes the industrial Internet work: it's giving the right information at the right time to the right person… — John T. Chambers Computers Copy Share Image
There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked. — John T. Chambers Hacked Copy Share Image
I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well. — John T. Chambers Democrats Copy Share Image
Almost every move in the market is either a move to align with where Cisco is going or to align to compete… — John T. Chambers Cisco Copy Share Image
