Episode #147: The Collision of Artificial Intelligence and Coaching

The specialness of a well-trained AI coach is that it can go to scale… bringing the special aspect of coaching to those who maybe didn’t always have access to it.

Kevin Wilde

It’s not AI or a human being as a coach. It’s that ‘and also’ proposition. Use AI to give you a head start, but keep the human connection alive.

Leah Clark

In this episode of the Performance Matters podcast, host Michael Thiel discusses AI’s potential to complement coaching rather than replace it with leadership experts Kevin Wilde and Leah Clark.

While AI offers tools for scalable feedback, performance tracking, and tailored development plans, human coaches remain essential for providing emotional intelligence, contextual understanding, and personalized insights. Listen and learn how to blend AI’s efficiency with the irreplaceable nuance of human connection in coaching relationships and how AI tools can enhance coaches’ effectiveness.