Leveraging AI can make the difference between getting promoted or being dropped.
Cisco released a report Thursday that found its active AI users tend to be promoted faster. According to the report, employees who were recommended for promotion used AI 50% more than those who were not recommended.
It also said that active AI users (those who use the technology consistently) are 40% more likely to perceive it as “sustainable.”
“These patterns suggest that Cisco is becoming a place where AI skills are not only developed, but rewarded,” the report said.
The findings are based on data from a comprehensive analysis conducted by Cisco’s People Intelligence team over the past year that focuses on the adoption, usage, experience, and impact of AI tools within the company.
“When they’re using AI, they’re more excited about our mission. They feel more confident about where the company is going, they feel more challenged, and they feel empowered to fulfill their roles,” Kelly Jones, Cisco’s chief human resources officer, told Business Insider.
More and more companies are incorporating the use of AI into their promotions.
While Cisco sees a link between who uses AI and who is recommended for promotion, other companies have explicitly stated that the use of AI plays a role in determining who gets promoted.
Business Insider previously reported that Jamie Siminoff, Amazon’s vice president of products and head of the company’s home security division, announced that all promotions in the division would require employees to explain how they use AI. He said promotion was the team’s “only real motivation” for using the technology.
Similarly, Meta is poised to begin tying employee performance to “AI-driven impact” this year. This is an internal memo sent to employees by the company’s head of human resources in November and seen by Business Insider. The tech giant will evaluate how its employees are using AI to drive results and build tools that have a big impact on productivity.
