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

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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

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Platform-Based Consulting with Tim Beattie and Adam Schaffer

Watch now | Is a platform-based 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

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'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". It's not the artifact but the thinking that matters - what does it take and which way will you grow?

Jun 25 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Colin Mann

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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

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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

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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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April 2026

Your Operating Model probably isn't the problem

Why leadership behaviour and trust come before any structural redesign

Apr 23 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Deri

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Can engineers make good consultative sellers?

The skills are already there. The gap is smaller than it looks.

Apr 9 • Honeycomb Consulting Skills and Colin Mann

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