Episode #21:  How to Increase and Build Trust Remotely

Welcome to IBM’s Keep It Simple (KIS) Technology Podcast hosted by Thomas F. Anglero, Nordic Director of Innovation for IBM. In this episode, Trine Strømsnes, CEO of Cisco Norway shares her 20 years of remote working experience at Cisco to discuss what is the best way to experience remote working on a day-to-day basis and what are some of the special people projects she implemented to improve the work culture at Cisco. Trine begins by sharing her experience being a part of the original remote work culture of Cisco with their 2010 purchase of Tandberg, the world's leading video conferencing provider, and how since 2010 the technology has improved.  Trine also shares what it takes to make remote video conferencing seamless so that it feels like you're in the same room just like before the COVID situation. Trine also shares her wisdom on how she improved the culture amongst her employees at Cisco Norway through the use of video conferencing.  Most importantly, she shares how to increase trust amongst co-workers by implementing daily video yoga, wine tasting, and including families and friends into the live video conferencing.  All these actions have led to a transformation at Cisco that proves their technology combined with great leadership can help any company to proper post-COVID. Please subscribe to the IBM "KIS Technology podcast” and we sincerely thank you for listening.  Read much more about IBM, our ways of working, and our Cloud offerings here - https://ibm.co/2URU66K We have also gathered some exciting insights where you pick and choose the ones that fit your needs the best.   Read how you can unleash data and AI for competitive advantage - https://ibm.co/39oc0D3  Manage IT. How to Orchestrate and simplify multi-cloud - https://ibm.co/2UqFtrW  Optimize IT. How to Accelerate digital transformation - https://ibm.co/2WTsXCI  Build cloud-native. Build once, deploy anywhere - https://ibm.co/33WNmIL  Modernize applications. How you can simplify and extend apps with an open, hybrid cloud - https://ibm.co/2wLYRG KEYWORDS: IBM, Cisco, Remote Working, Web Conferencing, Strategy, Covid, leadership, Culture, Yoga, Wine Tasting