THE PROS AND CONS OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO COACHING SUPPORT

The pros and cons of expanding access to coaching support

If you’re a senior exec in the US and you don’t have a coach, people will start to ask why you aren’t interested in your own growth. In the UK, I’m increasingly finding that a similar perspective exists at the senior levels of institutions (government, NGO and business). But it hasn’t yet devolved down to the mid and lower levels. 

Perhaps part of the reason is that organisations can’t afford to provide one-on-one coaching for all their staff and so they’re not pushing this development tool more broadly. 

This can change though. And for anyone interested but not yet being offered it by their organisation or for those in HR, this Financial Times piece is definitely worth reading. It lays out the pros and cons of coach-bots which are significantly more affordable for organisations than human coaches. And while they may not be quite so bespoke, it’s a great place to start. 

There’s also other useful information in this piece, like how much it can cost. 

As a coach, I am not threatened by the arrival of AI-coaches. I think everyone should have the opportunity of a coach if they want one. As a recipient of coaching myself, I know how transformative it can be. And the only way we’re going to expand our services is through AI or by organisations providing coaching training to everyone so that all can gain the basic skills. 

Read the article here