Helping tech rockstars lead rockstar teams at Cisco with Rob Dinsmore

Effective leadership in tech means crafting a collaborative culture where growth happens through real-world challenges and strong interpersonal connections – not individual technical accomplishments.Rob Dinsmore has an extensive background in leadership and team development, particularly in technical organisations like Cisco. He built a highly regarded programme for top engineering talent, helping these specialists expand their leadership skills and integrate them across the company to produce meaningful, business-driven outcomes.Three reasons to listenTo find out how to enable technical leaders to work effectively as a teamTo learn why leadership for technical experts is as much about collaboration and influence as it is about technical proficiencyTo hear how Cisco integrated senior technical leaders across departments, forming partnerships that transformed business initiativesEpisode highlights[00:09:34] Leadership at Cisco[00:14:39] Global Tech Leader Program[00:20:26] Using data to save the rhinos[00:25:27] Helping technical leaders build interpersonal skills[00:29:42] Learning the business and how to pitch it[00:32:18] Takeaways from Pia and DanLinksConnect with Rob via LinkedInTrack and improve your team performance with SquadifyLeave us a voice note