CEO Succession at Cisco: Video Supplement

Excerpts of videotaped class visits and an interview with former Cisco CEO John Chambers about Cisco’s CEO succession planning process. Topics include Chambers’ reflections on the process; the roles of the incumbent CEO, board of directors, executive search, and the executive chairman; internal vs. external CEOs; rotations and development; managing turnover; and organizational culture. The video is divided into several related sections. The first video segment, “Reflections on the Process,” contains Chambers’ general reflections on Cisco’s entire succession process. The instructor can either show just the first video segment to explore a wide range of topics, or select several of the subsequent sections to focus on specific themes. Designed to accompany the “CEO Succession at Cisco” case series (417-031; 417-032; 417-033) and “Cisco Systems: In Search of the Next CEO” (416-027).