For Consulting Firms

Your consultants know the frameworks. Can they have the conversation?

Practice-based programs for the client conversations that matter most.

Your consultants know the frameworks. What they need is practice with the conversations that make or break engagements - pushback, conflict, the difficult truth nobody wants to say.
Book a 20-minute call

THE CHALLENGE

The real skill gaps don't show up in training decks

Your people are brilliant. They can build a model, structure a problem, deliver a recommendation. But the moments that make or break client relationships aren't about analysis:

  • The partner meeting where the client pushes back on scope
  • The feedback conversation with an underperforming team member
  • The stakeholder who won't engage but needs to be convinced
  • The difficult news that has to be delivered without losing the relationship

These are the moments where careers accelerate - or stall. And they can't be learned from a slide deck.

Our Solution

Client-ready capability at every level

Your people need to be sharp from day one. Not just smart - effective in rooms with senior clients making high-stakes decisions. That takes practice, not PowerPoint.

We design programs that put consultants in realistic client scenarios before they face the real thing. Building the judgment, the executive presence, and the specific skills that matter for your practice areas.

The result is consultants who are ready faster - and partners who trust them sooner.

Tracks

The flight simulator for business skills
Format

Virtual or in-person facilitated

Best For

Intact teams of 8-30, manager cohorts, emerging leaders

Duration

2-hour to full-day sessions, multi-week programs

Facilitated team programs

Ready-to-run programs for teams. Build essential skills through hands-on learning.

Build skills through lifelike situations before facing them on the job

Learn more ->

What’s included

  • Client scenario simulations based on your engagements
  • Executive presence and communication development
  • Practice-area specific skill building
  • Partner-level facilitation and coaching
  • Cohort-based learning for relationship building
  • Measurement tied to staffing and client feedback

What changes

  • Consultants who can navigate difficult client conversations with confidence
  • Associates who give and receive feedback without avoiding or escalating
  • Partners who influence skeptical stakeholders through dialogue, not decks
  • Teams that resolve conflict productively instead of letting it fester
Get Started

In practice

See how this approach played out with a real client.

EY

A four-module program delivered to four global cohorts - with an NPS of +65.

Explore project

What they say...

Todd

Hansen

Executive Producer - Web Summit
“Cracking the code of designing engaging learning environments is what these guys understand and deliver”

About Wavetable

We design learning experiences that actually change behavior.

Wavetable is an experiential education studio.
‍
We work with leading organizations to create immersive simulations and scenarios that help teams practice high-stakes situations before they face them in real life.

Our approach combines narrative design, learning science, and deep expertise in leadership development.

Trusted by teams at:
amplitude
dig
havas
ey
columbia business school
whalar
sxsw
nyc
the new york times
we
wasserman
amplitude
dig
havas
ey
columbia business school
whalar
sxsw
nyc
the new york times
we