Episode 83: The 2025 Christmas Special

About this episode

This episode discusses the disruption of the traditional consulting model due to AI and its implications for the industry.

Happy Christmas! The Consulting model is totally collapsing! Well, perhaps it is just the traditional consulting pyramid business model that is being disrupted. Check out this episode for 5 things you need to know about it... We Discuss: Can AI do all the consulting work, making consultants obsolete? What happens to the consulting pyramid structure when AI eliminates junior analyst roles? How can consulting firms maintain revenue when they need fewer billable bodies? Where will future consultants get their experience if there are no entry-level positions? Is this disruption happening now or is it still years away? 5 Takeaways: AI is fundamentally disrupting the traditional consulting pyramid model where one person can now output what previously required five people, forcing firms to reconsider their staffing structures and revenue models that have relied on billable bodies for over a century (00:02:03 - 00:08:15). The consulting industry is shifting from task specialization to end-to-end problem-solving, where consultants must now handle everything from analytics to implementation and training, rather than just creating plans and recommendations then walking away (00:12:16…

Topics covered

• consulting
• AI disruption
• consulting pyramid model
• revenue models
• entry-level positions

Keywords

• consulting industry
• AI impact
• business model
• staffing structures
• outcomes-based pricing

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