<p>In this episode we share a conversation from a recent <a href="https://www.leadersinconsulting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Leaders in Consulting</em></a> podcast, where Kantata’s Chief Product Strategy Officer, Sarah Edwards, sits down with James Cawthorne, CEO of FOIL. At the center of the discussion is a shift every services leader is starting to feel: clients no longer want dependency — they want independence. James makes the case for “autonomic consulting” — a model focused on embedding capability directly into the client’s business. Instead of delivering answers, firms must build systems that encode knowledge, drive consistency, and enable better decisions at scale.</p><br><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Why competing on productivity in the age of AI leads to diminishing returns</li><li>What “system intelligence” actually means, and why it matters more than standalone AI tools</li><li>How client expectations are shifting from support to true capability-building</li><li>Why dependency-based models are becoming structurally unstable</li><li>What it takes to stay relevant when value, not effort, becomes the primary differentiator</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you’re rethinking how your firm delivers value, and how to create more predictable, scalable outcomes for clients this conversation is a must-listen.</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>