John Morgridge
John Morgridge
John P. Morgridge is an American businessman who was the chairman of the board of Cisco Systems...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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Michael is a seasoned general manager and a 30-year veteran of the information technology business. With his customer-centric focus and unique balance of strategic insight, operational expertise and technology and financial knowledge, Michael is a strong asset to Cisco's board.
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I had no idea that social networking would be as prominent as it is today. And it's important to understand what that phenomenon is. If you text someone, you get an immediate response; if you e-mail them, you probably never hear from them.
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Stay hungry. Stay foolish. I've always wished that for myself.
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It's the community that helps form our moral compass. It's those attitudes that I've remembered through my entire lifetime.
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I long had a goal of becoming president of a company. But it was not till I was 57 years old that I became president of Cisco Systems with its 34 employees. Life offers opportunity at every stage.
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We didn't grow up overly religious, but there was an understanding that you had a duty as a citizen to help your fellow man.
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We didn't create all this wealth; we capitalized on an environment that permitted us to create it.
responsibility
We are fortunate people. It is our need and responsibility to help our fellow man.
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There are some people, no matter what they do, it turns out badly. They have a problem: either what they do is wrong or things that happen were wrong. I was president of a company like that; it was called Grid Computer.
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When one considers great research institutes, one thinks of institutes on either coast. In the future, we want them to think of the University of Wisconsin.