Honeycomb Consulting Skills Training

Cracking day with the Channel 3 Consulting SLT in London, focused around working styles and delivery practices throughout the organisation. In what looks like a GOLD command operations centre, great to work through various behavioural exercises and to understand how best to communicate and co-work with colleagues. We are all different individuals with our own traits, but we operate best when we do so as one unit ?? Many thanks too Honeycomb Consulting Skills Training for facilitating the session! Leo Jones Matthew Jones Lucy McLintock David Churchill Ralph Cook Steve Phillips Rachel Armstrong Michael Williams Natasha Giles MBA Victoria Hughes Pete Tickle Bryn Wales Tom Sara Kevin Tsang Carine Lewis Lauren Webb Eleanor Rollason

What could winning The Consultancy Awards mean for you? Why not hear from the winners themselves. Here are just a few benefits: ? get closer to your clients ? get external validation of the quality of your work ? share evidence that you stand out from the crowd ? reward your team’s hard work ? bring your team together to celebrate your achievements ?? The Consultancy Awards 2025 are open for entries! With 14 categories to choose from, start now by creating your profile and exploring the entry forms ?? https://lnkd.in/dvMzygTp ?? Get your entries submitted before Wednesday 11 December for ￡100 discount per entry! Marc Jantzen | Charlotte Campbell | Alison El Moghraby | James Hurman | Oli Hoade | George Berrington | Luke Badiali | Amy Rashbrooke | Stuart Pearce | Journey4 | Niall Cluley FCIPD | dragonfish UK | Wallace LLP | The GC Index | SBR Consulting | Seedling.earth | New Minds | Total Growth Ownership | B Corp??| Honeycomb Consulting Skills Training | CMap

NEW ARTICLE: Why do consultants get uncomfortable when we talk about intimacy in client relationships? In our latest article, we explore how the 'intimacy' component of Maister's Trust Equation often raises eyebrows - and why avoiding it might be holding you back. Discover: - What professional intimacy really means - How the Johari Window can guide relationship building - Why your humanity is your competitive advantage Read it here: https://buff.ly/4hYQZ6E

Five things you need to do if you want to accelerate skills development in your consulting firm; - Think long term - Use your competency framework - Define decision processes - Create a coaching culture - Set standards through training. This is an extract from a webinar called Consulting Skills Accelerator. It explores how you can unlock the full potential of your consulting team. The full recording of this webinar is available to view via our website. If you need the link just let us know ??

If you want to get maximum value from your training investments, this makes all the difference... The way your firm manages decision-making. We've observed three distinct decision-making patterns across consulting firms: ?? The Never-Ending Story Lengthy procurement cycles, analysis paralysis, and delayed decision making. One firm is currently looking at over a full year from decision to delivery - that's a lot of value left on the table. ?? The Rush Quick decisions without proper engagement from key stakeholders. Like our client who moved from inquiry to commitment in just two calls, but months after training delivery we discovered their senior leadership wasn't aligned. A missed opportunity to extract maximum value. ? The Sweet Spot The Goldilocks scenario: Moving with purpose while ensuring proper stakeholder engagement. These organisations typically have an 'owner-mindset' and go from decision to delivery in 2-3 months. They get the most value with lasting impact. In our latest article, we explore how to find this balance and why it matters for driving real behaviour change. Read more here: https://buff.ly/3UoOpwt

Are you transitioning your career into Consulting? Are you a Consultant in the first five years of your journey? Our Core Consulting Skills Diploma will set you up for success in 2025. ? Live, interactive sessions: Join a small, supportive cohort for 3.5-hour online modules ? Expert-led training: Our top training content delivered by one of our highly experienced Trainers ? Hands-on practice: Engage in simulations, role-plays, and interactive exercises ? Personalised feedback: Receive individual coaching to accelerate your growth The five carefully crafted modules will cover: 1?? Structured Problem Solving 2?? Building Trust With Clients 3?? Writing Recommendations 4?? Slides & Presentations 5?? Project Management Foundations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ????? "Incredibly useful, especially the focus on storytelling and slide creation. This was really eye-opening for me." - Past Participant "The role play scenarios really helped me to practice core skills such as active listening and managing difficult clients." - Past Participant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ??? Our next Core Consulting Skills Diploma kicks off this Friday, 15th November. Sessions run weekly from 9:30 am to 1pm for five weeks. Complete the whole Diploma or join for individual modules. We keep the group small so only a few spots are available - get in touch now to secure yours. #ConsultingSkills #ProfessionalDevelopment #CareerGrowth #ConsultingDiploma

NEW ARTICLE: The Missing Link in Consultant Development: Mindset Frameworks "I'm too busy with delivery to focus on sales" Sound familiar? This is a mindset that holds back many talented consultants. And training on selling skills alone is not enough to help them. Traditionally, organisations focus their people development on skills and competencies. But, we are seeing transformational results when we include a crucial third element: MINDSET While competencies tell us what someone should do, and skills define how they should do it, mindset adds the critical dimension of how people think about and approach their role. Imagine the difference when you transform "I'm too busy" thinking to: "Growing the consultancy is my responsibility" ?? When consultants understand not just what they need to do differently, but why they need to think differently, transformational change becomes possible. Read more in our new article: https://buff.ly/3Yaf7Kc

In consulting, your people are your product, so an investment in them is an investment in your business! That’s why, in partnership with Honeycomb Consulting Skills Training, we’ve developed ‘Core consulting skills training’ exclusively for members of The Network that is highly relevant to the context of consulting on behalf of a boutique consulting firm. Elevate your team's expertise in tackling complex challenges, communicating with clarity, and building lasting client trust. Course outcomes - solve complex problems efficiently for maximum return on effort - structure your thinking and develop credible hypotheses - use your hypothesis to create a focused work plan - practice interacting in ways that will build trust with clients using ‘POST’ (Purpose, Outcomes, Structure, Timing) - use ‘high gain questions’ and ‘active listening’ to test your hypothesis and impress your clients - develop a compelling narrative using key messages - create your executive summary loop to help your clients take action - develop impactful slides and present messages to be understood and memorable - apply the ‘trust equation’ to develop effective client relationships. - understand the fundamentals of consulting project management Course structure - practical, example-led content with lots of feedback and on the spot coaching - five 3.5 hour, online group workshops spread over a 5 week period, each on a key skill area - an engaging mix of content, worked examples and exercises, including simulations & role-plays - an opportunity to interact in a learning group of peers from a range of consultancies - dedicated slack group providing on-going peer and facilitator support. Course provider Honeycomb Consulting Skills Training is dedicated to empowering consulting team leaders to build exceptional teams. Their world-class pool of trainers are all active consultants with experience in top management consultancies, including Bain, McKinsey, BCG, and the ‘Big Four’. Course dates - 15 November - 22 November - 29 November - 6 December - 13 December Discover more here ?? https://lnkd.in/eYDMpFdZ Or book a call with George Berrington to reserve your place ?? https://lnkd.in/e6D5f837 #Consulting #Training #ProfessionalDevelopment Deri Hughes | Colin Mann | Rachel Healy | James Anderson | Gareth Russell | Marc Jantzen | Luke Badiali | Charlotte Campbell | Oli Hoade | Alison El Moghraby | James Hurman

Ever feel stuck when faced with a complex problem? The way you set yourself up to think about it can be the key to unlocking a great solution. Here are 4 simple but brilliant creative problem solving tools that every leader needs in their arsenal: 1. The Knowledge Funnel: Guides you from a broad aim through implications and alternatives to a final recommendation. 2. Reverse Brainstorming: Flips thinking on its head by focusing on how you would achieve the opposite of what you want. 3. Six Thinking Hats: Encourages looking at problems from multiple perspectives to mitigate for natural bias and blind spots. 4. The 5 Whys: Drills down to the core of an issue by repeatedly asking "why?". Which have you tried and what was your experience with them? Are you inspired to give any a go? If you'd like a high res version of this poster just drop a note in the comments and we will send it to you.

That’s a wrap on day two of our leadership programme! Across two cohorts, this equates to 50 days of dedicated training for our Managing and Principal Consultants. Huge thanks to Honeycomb Consulting Skills Training for their expert facilitation. Looking forward to seeing how our team applies these skills and continuing to support them through follow-up coaching sessions.