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" In 2008, we began an initiative to outsource projects from our Israeli office to three companies in the Palestinian Territories. "

John T. Chambers

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" I had an issue with dyslexia before they understood what dyslexia was. One of my teachers, Mrs. Anderson, taught me to look at it like a curveball. The ball breaks the same way every time. Once you get used to it, you can handle it pretty well. "

John T. Chambers

" It would surprise you how many government and business leaders with dyslexia. Some people view it as a weakness, and maybe it is. What dyslexia forces you to do, you don't go A, B, C, D, E... to Z. I can go A, B... Z with speed. "

John T. Chambers

" We'll have a sales leader go run engineering. A lawyer go run business development. A business development leader go run our consumer operations. We're going to train a generalist group of leaders who know how to learn and operate in collaboration teamwork. I think that's the future of leadership. "

John T. Chambers

" Our success at Cisco has been defined by how we anticipate, capture, and lead through market transitions. Over the years, I've watched iconic companies disappear - Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Wang, Digital Equipment - as they failed to anticipate where the market was heading. "

John T. Chambers

" Our line of business structure has served us very well in the past, when customer segments and product requirements were very distinct. "

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" I am a proud moderate republican. But I like democrats as well. "

John T. Chambers

" In September 2014, the USIBC members indicated an investment figure of $41 billion that was likely to be invested over a 2-3 year period. "

John T. Chambers

" I support both Democrats and Republicans on many issues. I'm more interested in where they are on technology. "

John T. Chambers

" Organized crime and rogue nation states and terrorists are very much focused on the Internet of things. The challenge that goes with connectivity is always security. The bad guys go wherever the return is, and now it's more lucrative for bad guys to focus on cybercrime than traditional crime. "

John T. Chambers

" You have venture capitalists. We view them as experts who also help finance your company and give directions and also some pretty candid discussions about what you have to do better. "

John T. Chambers

" Everything becomes connected, and cyber security becomes the top issue for CEOs. An average company has 40-60 security vendors, and they have a violation every three months with viruses. "

John T. Chambers

" In France, President Francois Hollande is leveraging the next wave of the Internet to jumpstart economic reforms and create jobs for hundreds of thousands of citizens. A historically socialist government, France has had the courage to quickly implement unique partnerships with the business community to drive entrepreneurial spirit and thinking. "

John T. Chambers

" If you agree with everything I have said, then I have failed. "

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. "

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" Widening the talent pipeline sufficiently will require a generational commitment to teaching math and science, providing technical training, and mentoring young people of all backgrounds so they understand the full range of possibilities that a career in technology affords. "

John T. Chambers

" I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well. "

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" The Internet will change the way we work, live, learn, and play. "

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" If we're going to acquire, what are we going to do differently? We came up with six rules of thumb. Whenever I've violated two of them, I usually get into trouble. "

John T. Chambers

" The business community is very comfortable with Romney. "

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 opportunity. "

John T. Chambers

" When a leader doesn't do his or her job, it isn't just a problem with the person. They take their whole organization down. "

John T. Chambers

" I think Mr Trump is going to be a good president. "

John T. Chambers

" I hope that the new leader, whoever they are - and I hope that it will be Hillary - will bring our country back to participation by all groups and will talk about how technology will enable not just 10% of our population, but all of our population. "

John T. Chambers

" Understand what you are acquiring and protect it at all costs. You are acquiring people and next-generation products. You are making an investment that together you can grow faster, make more profits, and take more market share. "

John T. Chambers

" Cities, too, are embracing digitization. Barcelona has installed in-ground parking sensors and launched connected public transportation as part of its Smart City strategy. "

John T. Chambers

" What I've realized is most leaders cannot reinvent themselves at the CEO level or at the operational level. "

John T. Chambers

" If you asked would I have done a startup in India, the answer is yes. "

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, at their local hospital or health clinic. Clinicians use technology to share patient reports and diagnostic images and collaborate on cases. "

John T. Chambers

" I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met. "

John T. Chambers

" I learned another lesson from Jack Welch. It was in 1998, and at that time, we were one of the most valuable companies in the world. I said, 'Jack, what does it take to have a great company?' And he said, 'It takes major setbacks and overcoming those.' "

John T. Chambers