I've been wondering if AI could really coach leaders—so I built one.

I've been wondering if AI could really coach leaders—so I built one.

This post explores the limits of artificial intelligence and the uniquely human capacities it cannot replace — such as judgment, meaning, and psychological safety in leadership.

Focus: AI leadership | Executive Coaching | What AI Can’t Hear

A global Finance leader is on her way home from a trip, talking to me.

Not in person. In the train, talking to my AI self.

Her team is resisting a massive shift. Power moving from global to local markets. They're getting harsh pushback. Feeling misunderstood.

She could escalate. Call all the market heads. Force alignment from the top.

But here's what she realizes through our 20-minute AI coaching session:

Her team doesn't need rescuing. They need vision.

↳ They can't navigate change they can't see 

↳ They're protecting old accountabilities because new ones are unclear 

↳ The entire business is stumbling through the same fog

The breakthough happens at minute 12.

"Maybe they lack a clear perspective of how a successful future could look."

Not more control. Not executive intervention. Vision.

Here's what my AI coaching does differently:

→ Asks the questions that unlock what you already know 

→ Holds space for you to think (no judgment, no agenda) 

→ Reflects patterns you're too close to see 

→ Never tells you what to do - helps you find your way

Her solution? (not mine, she came up with it) Bring in an external speaker who's lived this shift. Not for inspiration. For tangible proof it works. 

This isn't about AI replacing executive coaches. 

It's about that leader getting unstuck at 10pm. In the train. Trying to close the day. When her human coach is asleep.

Ready to try it yourself? It's waiting. (link in the comments)

What's the one question you would ask an AI coach?

(Details changed for privacy. Challenge and breakthrough: 100% real, unchanged)

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