A lot of consultants dismissed AI in management consulting. They did this at their own peril.
Yes, the fundamentals of consulting remained the same. Clients still hired for judgment, not just information. Trust still decided who got invited into the real conversation. Relationships still drove opportunities. Clear problem framing still separated average work from transformational work.
But the way consulting is delivered has been shifting.
David Brock, CEO of Partners in Excellence and author of Sales Manager Survival Guide, works with organizations from scale ups to the Fortune 500 on innovation, transformation, performance excellence, and leadership.
In our conversation, he showed how his firm was using AI to turn years of intellectual property into reusable GPT tools that improved delivery quality and speed. His use of AI helped clients think better, imagine new possibilities, and get results faster.
If you had not started building an AI strategy for your consulting business, that was the moment to begin.
Check out the video below.
P.S. If you wanted to modernize your consulting business for 2026, I hosted the Consulting Growth Kickstart bootcamp to help consultants rethink their strategy and delivery model.
