95 Quotes by John T. Chambers

There are two equalizers in life: the Internet and education.

In 2001, we were like most high-tech companies, with one or two primary products that were really important to us.

We want a culture where it is unacceptable not to share what you know.

There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked.

Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself.

Some people need a command-and-control environment.

If every company becomes a technology company, business models and transitions are going to occur. From a CEO's perspective, this is going to be the biggest technology transition of all times.

Digital is going to have five times the impact than the information era. Just because you led the first transition as a company or country, that doesn't mean you will lead in this one.

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.'