Shawn is the Chief Information and Technology Officer here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about:
- Shawn’s career story and his path to become CITO
- How pitching in extra effort to serve the team creates a Win-Win relationship for you, your career, and your organization
- How change is a challenge for every individual and organization and it needs to be managed with objective systems and processes
Timestamps:
- 2:17 - Shawn’s career story
- 7:39 - Flexibility in a growing company creates a win-win relationship
- 9:58 - Thoughts about the “c-suite,” finding your passion
- 10:55 - Behave like a boss; make his job easier
- 11:40 - The invisible IS department
- 13:53 - Being taken advantage of; job-hopping problems
- 18:15 - Change management
- 21:33 - “The key is communication”
- 24:16 - The elephant and the rider
- 25:36 - Change for change sake; Russian pencils
- 27:48 - Pervasive is down?!?
- 30:08 - The importance of empathy
- 35:26 - Maintaining a proper and positive perspective as an employee
- 38:39 - “The jobs that everyone wants are rare and valuable”
- 40:14 - Collaboration and internal drive
- 42:53 - Bag O’ Questions
- 50:19 - Key Takeaways
