Archive - The Skilled Consultant

The Inner Game...and why it matters more than your skillset

With Deri Hughes and Andrea Chiarelli

Aug 25 • Deri, Honeycomb Consulting Skills, and Andrea Chiarelli

58:21

I asked our team how they really feel about AI

I recommend you do the same....

Aug 20 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Colin Mann

Why your best people leave before they make it to Partner

Their reluctance to step up is rational. Reversing it is a long game most firms start far too late.

Aug 6 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Deri

July 2026

The 2026 Consulting Salary and Benefits Report

Join Deri Hughes and Richard Longstreet, founder of Tarka Talent, to examine what's really happening to consulting pay and hiring in 2026.

Jul 23 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills

58:16

Platform-Based Consulting with Tim Beattie and Adam Schaffer

Is a platform-based consulting model right for your firm?

Jul 16 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills

1:00:08

The client conversation you're dreading is the one that builds trust

What I tell consultants about honesty, push-back, and the difficult client conversations

Jul 10 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Deri

'How to Grow an Account' for Consultants (part 2 of 2)

The only way is up! Elevating your interactions is key.

Jul 2 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Colin Mann

June 2026

'How to Grow an Account' for Consultants (part 1 of 2)

Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable

Jun 25 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Colin Mann

Why We Fired Our Accountants

What switching firms highlighted about trust, delivery, and how consulting firms need to grow

Jun 11 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Deri

May 2026

How AI is reshaping consulting, with Adrien Foucault

Lessons from the firms getting it right, and the risks the others are walking into.

May 27 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Colin Mann

55:07

The Exponentialist Junior Consultant

Why future consulting firms will hire many more juniors than today

May 19 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Deri

53:04

A lesson for consultants from Churchill

Four rules for clear communication from 1940, and why they matter even more today

May 5 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Deri

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