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Summary: Cisco has the most productive Web Site in the world.
Review: Cisco Systems reached $100 billion in market value faster than any company in history. Today, its market capitalization of nearly $190 billion places it among the most highly valued companies in the world. In less than five years as head of Cisco, President and CEO John Chambers has lead Cisco to a tenfold increase in market value. He has achieved this primarily by becoming the world's foremost acquirer of companies, with some 35 buyouts to date and more being added at a rate of nearly one per month. Cisco has the most productive Web site in the world--it makes about two-thirds of its sales on the Net. Cisco practices "virtual" distribution more extensively than any other large company. Many products are shipped from Cisco's suppliers to Cisco's customers without passing through the hands of a Cisco employee or the space of a Cisco facility.
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Summary: Useful in Internet World
Review: David Stauffer gives out some reasons why Cisco is so successful in the Internet industry. Among all the factors, I think ...people¡¦ is the most important one. It is because they can generate creative ideas for the company and so they are valuable asset. The term ...internet ecosystem¡¦ and last minute management¡¦ are important terms as well.
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Summary: Useful in Internet World
Review: David Stauffer gives out some reasons why Cisco is so successful in the Internet industry. Among all the factors, I think ...people¡¦ is the most important one. It is because they can generate creative ideas for the company and so they are valuable asset. The term ...internet ecosystem¡¦ and last minute management¡¦ are important terms as well.
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Summary: Highly Recommended!
Review: David Stauffer's impressive new book seeks to explain why Cisco is one of the world's most important companies. At the heart of the book - and perhaps the company - is the management style of Cisco CEO John Chambers, who once worked for IBM and Wang. The book illustrates how Chambers noted the problems at both of his former employers and resolved that they would never show up at Cisco. The author also covers Cisco's famed acquisition strategy, and explains how the company targets employees, rather than profits, in its acquisition sights. Although the author seems enamored with the company, it's tough to argue with his main points, especially when he cites other companies, such as Oracle and Microsoft, that have replicated Cisco strategies. We [...] recommend this definitive and entertaining book as an insightful look into a pivotal new-economy company, and the strategies that got it to where it is today.
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Summary: Absolutely unbelievable
Review: I could not stop reading this book, it was absolutely refreshing. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to know about the net business, and modern management.
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Summary: Absolutely unbelievable
Review: I could not stop reading this book, it was absolutely refreshing. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to know about the net business, and modern management.
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Summary: Business the Cisco way
Review: The author, David Stauffer illustrate a clear picture of CISCO, the world's leader in internet business, help readers to understand the internet giant's success foctors. To be a leader in the competitive internet business, an organization not only have to be innovative and creative but also ahve to do well in marketing strategy, internal management and external management. Cisco treats their employees as valuable assets. Cisco is well known in acquisition, but what they want from that is not only new technologies, people too, who can bring continuous improvement/ innovative ideas, say the next generation products to the organization. And thats a critical suceess factor for Cisco. Apart from that, Cisco is famous of its "last minute management". They form an "inernet ecosystem" with its customer, suppliers, retailers and so on. This help to them to decrease the inventory level, cost of storage, and so on. This wise management way is popularly adopted by most business firms around the world. From this book, you will get more insight of how the business world is going, and be well-prepared yourself in this internet age.
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Summary: Business the Cisco Way
Review: The author, David Stauffer, illustrate a clear picture of Cisco's business and management to readers. Stauffer refreshes our view of today's business world. Stepping into internet age, IT should become an important issue for every business. "Internet Ecosystem", created by John Chamber, helps Cisco to be an sucessful international organization. By this internet ecosystem, Cisco forms a diversified and close relationship with it's suppliers/customers/partners, etc. leads to "last minute management", which is widely adopted by most business. Apart from IT, Cisco treats innovative employees as their valuable assets. Cisco creates a superior working environment for them to enhance their performance/team work spirit/self-esteem, etc. Cisco makes many acquisitions for new technologies, but more specific, they acquire people for knowledge/creativity, say for the next generation products. This book would help you to know more about the fast changing business world. Be well-prepared, are you ready?
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Summary: Executing on all routers...
Review: This is a good, solid book detailing many of the basic management attributes that have made Cisco successful. The combination of consistent management principles joins a unique company culture instilled by John Chambers with the result that Cisco has enjoyed remarkable success through the last fifteen years. Core lessons include: 1. Put people first before products, profits and everything else. Cisco has had only 7% attrition while typical Silicon Valley turnover is closer to 25%. 2. Listen constantly to customers. Serve your core customers from start to end. Rumor has it that John Chambers gives his home phone number to every customer he speaks with! 3. Cisco's philosophy towards growing the business through acquisition in order to reduce time-to-market while also maintaining a technology leadership position. And more! Good lessons.
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