The One About AI Coming for Advisory Consulting Jobs

The One About AI Coming for Advisory Consulting Jobs

From Consultants Saying Things by Chris Lockhart

December 30, 2025 · 33 min · Season 7 · Episode 82

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of AI on the consulting industry and offers five key takeaways for navigating the changes.

With AI, the consulting industry faces an existential crisis beyond technical roles. Traditional strategy and advisory work is now threatened. Check out this episode for 5 takeaways to help you navigate this change... We Discuss: What are consulting firms actually selling in the age of AI? Is "strategy through execution" enough going forward, or do consultants need to provide something more? Will consulting shift from human meetings to AI-integrated platforms? How can consultants avoid becoming commoditized like bank tellers or gas station attendants? What role does the human element play as AI capabilities expand? 5 Takeaways: AI is creating a bifurcation in consulting where top performers must shift from selling frameworks and thinking to delivering concrete outcomes and accountability that clients can't get from AI tools alone. The human element of consulting—building trust, providing emotional support through change, and making clients feel valued—remains critical because people remember how you made them feel more than what you told them. Consultants who survive the AI disruption will be those who know which strategic questions to ask and where to apply their…

Topics covered

  • AI
  • consulting
  • strategy
  • commoditization
  • human element

Keywords

  • advisory consulting
  • AI disruption
  • consulting firms
  • human meetings
  • emotional support

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