Whatever happened to compassion, courage, curiosity and connection?

Several years ago, I trawled through a great mass of literature with the idea of comparing the qualities of great modern leaders with those of great coaches. Four recurrent themes emerged: compassion, courage, curiosity and connection. If there were any doubt that the world is suffering from a leadership deficit, the horrendous events in the (more…)

The role of AI in ethical coaching and mentoring

A recent paper in Philosophy Now explores the issue of AI as an ethical agent. James Moor define four kinds of ethical robots: Although AI is developing fast, it is a long way from being able to replicate being a full ethical agent. However, says Moor, in certain situations, good enough judgements may be all (more…)

The problem with AI-based recruitment

I recently took part in a workshop organised by the EY Foundation, exploring the impact of AI on youth employment. What struck me particularly was that, far from being enthusiastic about these technologies, the highly articulate people in the room were deeply suspicious and cynical about it. They saw AI-supported recruitment as a barrier to (more…)

Mentor-coach or supervisor?

There has been a lot of confusion over the years between supervision and mentor-coaching.  The two are very different roles with very different purposes.  Mentor-coaching is a form of support for newly qualified coaches (or those renewing their accreditation). Focused over a few months, Mentor coaches listen to your recorded or observed coaching sessions and (more…)

Using PERILL to analyse day-to-day challenges

The extensive and growing PERILL database of team dynamics is primarily used to give teams an insight into the issues they need to pay attention to, in order to improve performance and collaboration. PERILL Diagnostics for Teams is now available for HR Professional, Facilitators, Team Leaders & Team Coaches to enhance their teams performance and (more…)

Professional coach or professional mentor?

The work of the Coach Maturity Research Group demonstrates conclusively that the more mature coaches become in their practice, the more they blend coaching and mentoring.

The addictive power of AI

One of the results of this is that the more we use AI, the more we may unconsciously be dumbing ourselves down.