Beyond the Algorithm: Your Competitive Edge in AI-Enhanced Coaching
Artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership development and professional coaching. Conversational AI agents can now guide clients through structured goal-setting processes, analytical platforms observe team dynamics in real time, and generative AI tools support reflection and learning between sessions. Recent randomized controlled trials demonstrate that AI coaching chatbots can match human coaches in facilitating short-term goal attainment. Yet these same studies reveal a consistent gap: when it comes to building trust, working alliance, and relational depth, human coaches remain significantly more effective across every measured dimension. This session addresses the central question facing the coaching profession: What is the unique, evidence-based role of the human coach in the AI era?
Learning Objectives:
• Evaluate AI’s role in coaching practice. Assess current AI applications in coaching and distinguish between domains where AI enhances coaching effectiveness and areas where human connection remains essential.
• Apply Self-Determination Theory as an AI integration framework. Use the three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) to make informed, evidence-based decisions about incorporating AI tools while preserving the human elements that drive lasting client transformation.
• Develop strategic approaches for AI-enhanced coaching. Create actionable strategies to integrate AI as a practice partner — identifying tasks to delegate, areas for human-AI collaboration, and relational competencies to intentionally protect and strengthen.
- 11 mai 2026
- Expired!
- 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Rareș Manolescu helps leaders and teams navigate complexity with clarity and courage. A Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Advanced Certified Team Coach (ACTC), and ICF Mentor Coach, he has coached over 600 leaders individually, worked with 142 executive teams, and facilitated workshops for more than 20,000 participants across 35 countries on five continents. Trained as a systemic coach, Rareș brings a science-grounded approach to his work. His recent experience mentoring the development of a coaching framework for an AI team coaching startup gives him a practitioner's perspective on where technology enhances coaching — and where only a human coach will do. Gabriela Savu is an ACC Coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and an internationally licensed Trainer, dedicated to the mission of guiding leaders and teams toward authentic performance. With 18 years of entrepreneurial experience in marketing and advertising, Gabriela successfully blends strategic business thinking with empathy and a deep understanding of the human being. This approach allows her to transform potential into tangible results, aligning professional actions with values, mission, and identity. As a professional coach, trainer, and entrepreneur, Gabriela has accumulated over 400 hours of individual and team coaching. Moreover, she has proven and leveraged these skills directly within her own company, working alongside the teams she has led. Beyond coaching, Gabriela is a community catalyst. Through her networking initiatives, she builds and cultivates strong ecosystems, facilitating valuable connections that generate not only personal growth but also business opportunities. Starting April 1st, she also serves as the Marketing and Communications Director of ICF Romania.