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Ep 72 - Adam Skinner - The Future of Transformation Consulting: Valcon’s Adam Skinner on Leadership, Data and AI

Ep 72 - Adam Skinner - The Future of Transformation Consulting: Valcon’s Adam Skinner on Leadership, Data and AI

Consulting is entering an era of unprecedented change and opportunity.

In this episode, Adam Skinner, Partner and Head of Consulting at Valcon UK reveals his initial merger process experience at P2, and how the lessons he learned fueled a successful M&A process at Valcon. He also shares firsthand the challenges and victories in steering Valcon through the complexity of transformation consulting, offering insights into managing growth, integrating AI, and fostering a culture of continual learning and development.


You'll learn:

1. Insights into Valcon's growth and strategic consulting pillars
2. The intricacies of M&A and cultural integration in consultancies
3. Effective leadership strategies in a large consulting firm
4. The revolutionary impact of data and AI in consulting
5. How to balance personal growth with professional leadership

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Get in touch with Adam Skinner on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-skinner/

Adam Skinner's business book recommendation:
How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner | https://shorturl.at/btTWZ

Adam Skinner's IT tool recommendation:
Mural | https://www.mural.co/

Valcon demonstrational video links:
More about the work Valcon is doing | https://valcon.com/en/implementing-the-future/
Valcon’s Digital PMO Platform | https://vimeo.com/866656070
Valcon's Transformation and Programme Delivery Solution | https://valcon.com/en/project-and-programme-delivery/

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Details about Valcon:
Website: https://valcon.com/
Industry: Business Consulting and Services
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Founded: 1,750

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About the host Sammy Gebele:
Sammy and SAWOO offer a B2B community-building service that establishes you as a thought leader in your industry and helps you build genuine, human-to-human relationships with your dream clients.

Get in touch with Sammy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammygebele/

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Past guests on the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Podcast include: Friederich von Hurter, Melanie Tobler, Tilman Au, and many more!


About

The "LEADERS IN CONSULTING" Podcast is dedicated to helping Partners and Managing Directors of Consultancies grow their business faster. If you want to learn best practices from other Leaders in Consulting, this show is for you.

Each episode features an interview with a consultancy Partner, Managing Director or Thought Leader, discussing topics like:

  1. How to set up a winning strategy for your consultancy
  2. How to upsell and cross-sell more
  3. How to win big whale leads and convert those to clients
  4. Hiring and keeping valuable team members
  5. How to become a thought leader by building your personal brand

Hosted by

Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO