EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
We say at Cisco that we have 84,000 brand ambassadors. We recognise that it’ s not just the recruiting organisation’ s responsibility to bring talent here
Kelly Jones Chief People Officer Cisco
Training a network of brand ambassadors Through this inclusive culture, Cisco provides opportunities for staff that can simplify advocacy and improve engagement, such as leaderboards to gamify social media usage and upskilling staff to be ambassadors for the brand. Utilising this wide-ranging network has also played a key role in how the company hires.“ We say at Cisco that we have 84,000 brand ambassadors,” Kelly Jones, Chief People Officer at Cisco, shared in an interview with Fortune.“ We recognise that it’ s not just the recruiting organisation’ s responsibility to bring talent here.” To achieve this, the company introduced training around“ becoming a talent influencer”, on LinkedIn, she says – with a particular focus on senior leaders looking to build out their teams.
94 July 2026