On the Daniels College of Business podcast, John Swieringa shares his thoughts on what makes large-scale change successful, what he does to motivate his team and how a strategy paper from his time at the Daniels College of Business set up the next decade of his career.

Table of contents • 1:00 How he became the "accidental CIO" • 2:50 Breakfast burritos for software releases • 4:48 Being your best self • 6:00 Preparing to learn new skills • 6:57 How Daniels prepared him for a fruitful career • 9:00 What EchoStar is up to • 11:16 Supporting employees through change • 14:15 Blocking out the noise • 15:45 "Surround yourself with the right people"