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Die wichtigste Entscheidung beim Teamaufbau ist nicht wo, sondern mit wem.

Christoph Hinz, Co-Head Transaction Services bei RÖDL teilt seine Erfahrungen aus dem Aufbau von Teams an verschiedenen Standorten und zeigt, warum nicht Markt, Pipeline oder Geschwindigkeit über Erfolg entscheiden, sondern die erste Führungspersönlichkeit vor Ort.

Im Gespräch wird deutlich, wie viel Disziplin es braucht, dem internen Druck standzuhalten und erst zu starten, wenn die richtige Person gefunden ist. Christoph erklärt, warum Kompromisse im Hiring langfristig teuer werden, welche Kriterien wirklich zählen und wie Integration statt Akquise in den ersten Monaten den Unterschied macht.

Zudem geht es um die Rolle von Kultur, lokaler Passung und warum Führung im Teamaufbau eher Enabling als Kontrolle bedeutet.

Dich erwarten folgende Learnings:
1) Warum der erste Hire den gesamten Standort strukturell prägt.
2) Woran falsche Hiring-Entscheidungen früh erkennbar sind.
3) Wie Integration schneller Wachstum ermöglicht als reine Akquise.
4) Welche Kriterien bei der Auswahl der Führungsperson entscheidend sind.
5) Warum zu frühes Starten langfristig teurer ist als Warten.

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Christoph Hinz freut sich über den Austausch zum Thema Team- und Standortaufbau in Beratungen. Vernetze dich mit ihm auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophhinz/?locale=en

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Über den Host Sammy:
Sammy und SAWOO bieten einen B2B-Community-Building-Service, der Dich als Vordenker in Deiner Branche etabliert und Dir hilft, echte, zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen zu Deinen Wunschkunden aufzubauen.

Schreibe Sammy einfach via E-Mail unter sammy.gebele@sawoo.io oder connecte Dich auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammygebele/
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AI projects fail because leadership assumes deploying the tool is the finish line.

In this episode, Dr. Anja Konhaeuser, Co-Founder and Partner at OMMAX, explains why AI transformation cannot be treated like a traditional technology rollout.

The real challenge starts once the solution is live: employees need to trust outputs, workflows need to change, roles need to be redefined, and leadership needs to actively model the new behavior. Drawing from OMMAX’s work with clients across AI, data, and digital transformation, Anja shows why the old 80/20 logic has flipped: AI may now be 20% technology and 80% organization. For consulting leaders, this episode offers a clear view of where AI projects really succeed or stall: not in the technical build, but in whether people, processes, and leadership behavior change after implementation.

You’ll learn:

1. Why AI adoption requires more than technical deployment
2. How leaders misread AI when they treat it like an IT rollout
3. What employee groups need different adoption strategies
4. Why visible leadership behavior determines trust in AI
5. How consulting delivery changes when adoption becomes the real work

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Dr. Anja Konhaeuser is open to connecting about AI transformation, adoption, and organizational change. If you would like to exchange perspectives, reach out on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anja-konh%C3%A4user-28282297/

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Anja’s recommendations:
You Are the Placebo | https://www.amazon.de/-/en/You-Are-Placebo-Making-Matter/dp/1781802572/r

Why We Sleep | https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/

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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 Gebele on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammygebele/

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When AI commoditizes delivery work, consulting firms have to prove where their real value lives.

Olly Purnell, Managing Partner and co-founder of Q5, argues that consulting is being pushed back toward a more precise advisory model: specialist expertise, clear scope, and judgment clients cannot easily replicate.

As AI makes research, benchmarking, reporting, and analysis faster and cheaper, firms built around scaled delivery and broad service portfolios face a harder question. What are they truly known for? Olly shares why Q5 has operated more like an architect’s practice since 2009, why fixed-fee, fixed-scope work can create sharper client value, and why future-ready consulting firms still need to invest in young talent.

You’ll learn:

1. Why AI weakens the economics of large delivery teams
2. How specialist firms can create advantage in uncertain markets
3. What makes generalist positioning increasingly vulnerable
4. Why fixed-scope advisory changes the client relationship
5. How future talent keeps expertise from becoming outdated

Olly Purnell is open to connecting about specialist advisory, AI, and the future consulting model.

If you would like to exchange perspectives, reach out on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-purnell-organization-health/

Sarah Edwards is Chief Product Officer at Kantata and has spent over 30 years helping professional services firms scale, transform, and deliver measurable business value across the US and Europe. She is passionate about how AI is reshaping the consulting industry, from how firms win work and deliver outcomes to how they empower talent and strengthen client relationships.


Get in touch with Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahedwards3/

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