Fletcher Previn, Cisco Systems Inc.’s new chief information officer, said he is working to help position the networking-equipment maker as a leader in hybrid work. “Everybody being remote in the pandemic was actually a simpler problem to solve than hybrid work,” Mr. Previn said, adding that he is focused on improving Cisco’s employee experience so workers at home aren’t disadvantaged relative to their in-office peers. Cisco’s roughly 83,000 employees have the option of working from the office or from home. Mr. Previn, who is based in Connecticut, was appointed Cisco’s CIO in September, succeeding Jacqueline Guichelaar, who now leads the...