episode 262 | Nov 11, 2025 | 56min

From Disruption to Dialogue: AI & the Coaching Industry

In this conversation with Sam Isaacson we explore how the rapid rise of AI is reshaping the coaching landscape, from its disruptive potential to its ongoing limitations. Together we examine where human presence, accountability, and empathy remain irreplaceable, and how coaches can engage in a meaningful dialogue with technology rather than compete against it.
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In this podcast we talk about:

02:45 AI benefits and growth areas
09:15 The acceleration of disruptive technology
15:45 AI and the coaching industry
24:15 The impersonal challenges of AI coaching
21:45 Accountability and human coaching
28:15 Client attitude & coaching success
35:00 The surprising impacts of new tech
38:15 A necessary scepticism
43:45 Collaboration between coaches and AI
49:45 The limits & future of AI coaching

About the Guest

Sam Isaacson

Sam Isaacson

Sam Isaacson is a thought leader on coaching, with a popular LinkedIn newsletter and several books to his name, most notably editing The AI and Digital Coaches' Handbook, writing two books on the impact of technology on coaching, and contributing the chapter on Internal Coaching to the most recent revision of The Complete Handbook of Coaching. He is the founder of the Coachtech Collective and is leading EMCC Global's work on updating credentialing to take technology into account. Sam is co-founder of AIcoach.chat, a tool using AI to make coaching experiences accessible to the 99% who have never had it before. As a coach and consultant he supports individuals and organizations across the planet, with a particular focus on maturing organizational coaching ecosystems and enhancing coaching using technology.

WEBSITE
https://www.isaacson.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samisaacson

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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