Trying to give a new angle to the Swiss startup ecosystem, we decided to visit the offices of Accenture and talk to the senior managing director, Thomas Meyer. In today’s episode, we discuss hot topics of consulting, collaboration between big corporates and startups, and why students should consider working for consulting companies.

Thomas Meyer joined Accenture in 1987 and started running the company in 2003. He has been with the company through all its changes. In addition to having a lot of experience in entrepreneurship and leadership, Thomas is also a president of the board of Stoosbahn and a board member of Switzerland Global Enterprise.

Accenture is a professional services company with three primary areas: consulting, tech solutions, and business operations. Their target clients are large multinational companies helping them bring innovation to the world and improve how the world works and lives. They aim to achieve all this through the support system they create with large multinational companies.

Website: www.accenture.com

Find out what type of startups Accenture works with, what they offer their potential and current employees, and what the future holds for consulting businesses - all in today’s video. Don’t miss the episode!

Watch the previous episode: Antoine Verdon - Proxeus
In the upcoming show: Andy Kobelt – F ective

Skip to Questions:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Who is Thomas Meyer?
02:01 What motivates you to be involved in the Stoosbahn project?
02:38 What is your role with Swiss Global Enterprise?
03:17 What are your thoughts on the quote: “I fear that people are losing courage to make decisions”?
05:08 What are the tough decisions we have to make as individuals?
07:05 What is Accenture?
08:03 How do you work with startups?
09:13 Which startups do you choose for collaboration in order to improve work flow or processes within the company?
10:26 How did the collaboration happen?
11:18 What are current trends in terms of digital transformation of big corporates?
14:01 How would you define the commonly used term ‘open innovation’?
15:55 Where do you see some of the megatrends?
17:37 What do you think about Switzerland being ready to take the next innovation step and pave its way to the top?
20:02 What do you think about the future of work as we know it?
21:39 What can people expect to see when they come to Accenture for apprenticeship and potential employment?
25:30 How do you think consulting will change over the next ten years?

Quick Fire Q&A

26:59 What are your tips for work-life balance?
27:08 How do you keep productivity high?
27:23 How do you make sure to be a good leader?
27:33 How do you keep good communication in your team?
27:56 Who is your role model?

Expert Advice

28:24 Expert advice from Thomas Meyer.

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