34 Change Management with Shawn Roberts

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 CITOHow pitching in extra effort to serve the team creates a Win-Win relationship for you, your career, and your organizationHow change is a challenge for every individual and organization and it needs to be managed with objective systems and processesTimestamps: 2:17 - Shawn’s career story7:39 - Flexibility in a growing company creates a win-win relationship9:58 - Thoughts about the “c-suite,” finding your passion10:55 - Behave like a boss; make his job easier11:40 - The invisible IS department13:53 - Being taken advantage of; job-hopping problems18:15 - Change management21:33 - “The key is communication”24:16 - The elephant and the rider25:36 - Change for change sake; Russian pencils27:48 - Pervasive is down?!?30:08 - The importance of empathy35:26 - Maintaining a proper and positive perspective as an employee38:39 - “The jobs that everyone wants are rare and valuable”40:14 - Collaboration and internal drive42:53 - Bag O’ Questions50:19 - Key Takeaways