Is AI coaching really a credible and safe product for organisations?

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AI coaching has been shown to be moderately effective, with research suggesting that AI chatbot coaching is very good (and cost effective) at providing a neutral, non-judgemental space in practice. But the average employee is probably already wary about privacy and confidentiality when using AI at work. And in my research, many people were less […]

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Research paper published: How can human coaches use their experience to differentiate their practice from AI coaching?

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I’m happy to share this new open access research that I co-authored with Jonathan Passmore, looking at how human coaches use their experience to differentiate their practice from AI coaching. We interviewed a group of experienced executive coaches to explore how they draw on career experience in their coaching practice. What did we find? ➡️

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Do you want to know more about AI ethics in practice?

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I’ve just completed the Oxford AI, Ethics, Regulation and Compliance Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. I’m looking to use this training to help individuals and organisations navigate complex ethical and legal issues in real-world AI projects. Give me a shout if you’d like to know more. In the meantime, here are some

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Are we headed towards an AI-conscious coaching?

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During last week’s Digital and AI Coaching Conference (which was excellent – kudos Sam Isaacson and team), I noted an interesting theme running through – it wasn’t all about whether chatbots will or won’t replace human coaches, there was also a strong thread about coaches needing to understand AI to better support leaders. Colin Cosgrove

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Is ‘appropriate’ transparency good enough for ethical AI use?

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Transparency is a really important concept in practical AI ethics. According to the EU AI Act, “Transparency means that AI systems are developed and used in a way that allows appropriate traceability and explainability, while making humans aware that they communicate or interact with an AI system…” I’ve been a little unsure about what this

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Highlights from the 2026 International Coaching & Mentoring Conference

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(this was originally a LinkedIn post on the 16th January) It was great to attend the International Coaching & Mentoring Conference again at Oxford Brookes University to catch up with the latest research. Very appropriate to be greeted at the entrance by this guy. Okay, so AI wasn’t the main topic of the conference, but

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Must we decolonise Open Access? Perspectives from Francophone Africa

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(This post was originally published in December 8, 2017 – sadly, Florence Piron passed away in 2021) A long read featuring the recent work of Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou and Florence Piron, on how a truly open and inclusive ‘Open Access’ movement must include those at the periphery I recently watched the recording of the

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