Information is dead. Not dying. Dead. AI now writes faster, analyzes cleaner, and finds patterns that used to take consultants days or weeks. The slide deck you once sold as a deliverable for your $25,000 discovery? A prompt can generate it in 25 seconds.

AI doesn’t just speed up what humans did; it changes what counts as work. It writes faster than any copywriter, builds decks in seconds, and analyzes data without fatigue or bias. It makes “knowing” a commodity.

That means your old selling point, knowing more than your client, is gone. Consultants once sold access to information. You gathered insights from interviews, audits, or benchmarks. Then you packaged them as frameworks and slides that looked exclusive. The client paid because they couldn’t see the whole picture without you.

Now, that picture is generated instantly. AI can produce a polished deck, complete with visual patterns, recommendations, and action plans, before your client even books a discovery call.

So what’s left...

A Battle Cry for Original Intelligence

Most companies are not getting the return they expected from AI. A recent report from MIT noted that 95 percent of organizations see no measurable ROI from their generative AI investments.

Here is why. The race for efficiency has left many firms drowning in sameness. Generative AI is a machine for conformity. Generative models predict the next most probable token. GPT doesn’t think. It averages. It predicts the next likely word based on what most people would write, believe, or do. They complete groupthink patterns. They do not create intent. They do not hold a point of view. When teams feed the same models the same prompts, outputs converge. Convergence produces polished sameness. Polished sameness feels safe. It does not win.

True value comes from outsiders who resist groupthink and push beyond the idea space. Einstein rewrote physics from a patent desk, not a committee. Curie refined radium in a shed, not a boardroom. Tesla worked alone whil...

Everyone’s shouting that AI will either “replace” us or “empower” us. That kind of thinking shows a lack of original thought. The issue isn’t whether AI is coming for boutique consultants, because it is. The real issue is that many boutique consultants see AI as just a tool. They don't view it as a partner in transformation.

Clients have realized that ChatGPT can handle 80% of the work that consultants used to charge $15K for. And when it comes to getting help fast and free, they would rather do it themselves. It's easier and faster to put a prompt into AI than to send you an email.

Microsoft’s recent Work Trend Index showed what most consultants are still denying.

Generative AI is taking on full work tasks across many industries and showing real success. That’s not a prediction. This is happening now. Your clients draft go-to-market plans with a single prompt. They generate SWOT analyses, persona decks, and training outlines in seconds.

Microsoft analyzed 200,000 U.S.-based Copilo...

“I have the feeling that LinkedIn is one big network full of bots talking to each other,” a friend of mine shared with me yesterday.

"Can I trust anything in there?” she asked. Let’s talk about trust.

If you feel like that also, watch this episode of Coffee, Chaos, and Consulting.

And this one’s personal. Because the truth is, if you’re not closing as many #clients lately, it’s not your pricing.

It’s not your niche.

It’s not even your offer.

It’s a trust gap.

And it's widening fast.

Let’s explore why leads disappear, why no one clicks your great post, and what it means when prospects trust AI more than you. (Yep. That’s a thing now.)

But we’re not here to complain. We’re here to create a solid plan.

We want to earn trust quickly in a market full of fakes, flakes, and tired of automation.

Hint: AI won’t save you here. Fancy words won’t cut it.

If you’re a boutique consultant or a fractional executive wanting more high-trust, high-intent buyers... this training is for you.

N...

Why Boutique Consultants Must Lead with Focus, Courage, and Ethics in the Age of AI.

Let’s be blunt.

If you’re still leading with a deck, you’ve already lost the room. In a world where AI can generate ten slides in ten seconds, slides aren’t power. They’re a performance. And clients aren't buying high-level advice printed on glossy paper, summarized in fancy slides anymore. They’re buying conviction.

We’re not in the age of PowerPoint. We’re in the age of Proof Point.

If you’re a boutique consultant who still considers slides as deliverables, get ready. The tectonic plates have moved under your business.

The AI Shift: What Clients Are Really Buying Now

A recent OECD study laid that out in neon lights for you (I summarize the key findings in my latest podcast episode here). AI is everywhere, but not yet deep. Companies know they need it. They are experimenting. However, they lack the vision and stamina to use AI in their business strategy. Business cases are missing, and the ROI i...

Control is an important topic for high-performing consultants, because if you feel out of control, or you control the wrong things, you can end up feeling uncertain, disappointed, or unfulfilled.  

We can only control so many things in our lives, right? But what things should we focus on that will make us feel MOST happy, alive and fulfilled? We'll try three... 

- Control Your Outlook and Character 

- Control for New 

- Control for Fulfillment  

Many people don’t feel fulfilled with what they are doing because they (a) don’t choose to do it in the first place, or (b) don’t get to be involved in the full process of creating something—they aren’t involved beginning to end so they never experience the joy of completion or accomplishment. 

We begin changing this here.

If you feel overwhelm. If it's hard for you to get everything in your consutling business done.

When your company and team are 100% dependent on your being in the business.

When you fear your business is plateauing because of too many competing priorities.

Then maybe it's time for you to get clarity on your business motivators.

They are called the 5 Ps:

- Product
- Positioning
- Prospects
- Profits
- Processes

You need to be aware of all five, but usually only one or two need attention right now.

Or one or two get you the most results.

Focus on these two and have the discipline to blend out the rest.

That means:

- Unsubscribe from all newsletters that do not pertain to the one or two business motivators that you have picked.

- Cancel all meetings that have nothing to do with your top two Ps.

- Be clear on what you want to achieve for the top two Ps by the end of the week. Review them every day.

- Make a list of all the activities that you absolutely MUST do to move a project forward (not the ones that...

If you have clients who haggle and squeeze every ounce of energy out of you ...
When you experience scope creep without more billing ...
When you feel exposed because one client takes most of your time and selling falls by the wayside ...
Consider that maybe it is time to upgrade your clients.
When it comes to finding high value clients, most consultants and business coaches market to prospects in terms of the pains they help their clients alleviate.
That is absolutely the WRONG approach.
Such messaging resonates with business owners and executives who are struggling or even flat out failing.
They are in a scarcity mindset: Not enough money. Out of time. Insufficient resources. Broken processes. Limited budget.
Prime Target Clients have a growth mindset.
Here is how to communicate differently in your social media and marketing to upgrade your clients.

Book Your Trust Audit here: https://accelerate.teamlawless.com/schedule-audit