Coaching in the Age of AI

Robert Wegener (Dr) is a coach, political scientist, and communication psychologist with extensive expertise in coaching research, education, and practice. He is co-responsible for the Coaching Studies program at FHNW (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland) and leads Das Coaching Haus, a coaching and supervision company. Dr. Wegener also organizes the international conference Coaching meets Research and regularly publishes on coaching topics, including Significant Moments in Coaching, Coaching Process Research, and Impact in Coaching. Holding a PhD in Coaching from the Helmut-Schmidt University and master’s degrees in Communication Psychology and Political Science, Dr. Wegener combines academic knowledge with practical expertise. He directs the CAS Coaching in Work Integration, teaches in the MAS Coaching program at FHNW, and is certified in systemic coaching, team coaching, and virtual career coaching.Tamara Garcia (MSc) is a consultant, lecturer, and the co-director of the Leadership, Coaching, and Change Management Centre at IAP (Institute for Applied Psychology). She also leads the MAS in Coaching, Supervision, and Organizational Consulting program. With a Master of Science in Psychology specializing in Personnel and Organizational Psychology, Garcia focuses on organizational development, coaching, team development, and leadership development. Her teaching portfolio includes courses such as CAS Coaching in Practice, MAS Organizational Consulting, and Coaching with AI and VR. Additionally, she lectures in various professional development programs, including leadership and system dynamics in organizational consulting and coaching. Tamara Garcia's recent academic contributions include book chapters on psychological foundations for leadership and intergenerational leadership. She also has published work on aging and generational dynamics in the workplace.Nicky Terblanche (Prof. Dr) is an academic, researcher, leadership coach and entrepreneur. He has a master’s degree and PhD in Leadership Coaching and a master’s degree in electronic and software engineering. He is Associate Professor of Leadership Coaching and Research Methodology at Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. His research interests include leadership coaching with a focus on Artificial Intelligence Coaching. He also runs an executive and leadership coaching practice. Nicky has published more than 30 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters and regularly presents at international conferences as keynote speaker. He is also the founder and CEO CoachVici.com that creates AI Coaches for organisations and research lead at Ovida.org.Till Grossrieder holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology and specialized in the development of relationships in coaching and psychotherapy within online settings during his studies. He currently works as an assistant at the Leadership, Coaching, and Change Management Centre at IAP (Institute for Applied Psychology), where he is involved in coaching and leadership training as well as service mandates related to these topics. He led the project for the fourth edition of the textbook Coaching – Angewandte Psychologie für die Beratungspraxis and continues to serve in this project manager role for the current publication.

• Chapter 1. And the journey of coaching continues.- Chapter 2. Navigating Bias & Ethics in Practical Applications.- Chapter 3. Building Relationships with AI Coaches: Insights from Chatbot Coaching Research.- Chapter 4. Exploring self-regulation and self-access in AI-based coaching: The impact of the coaching relationship and self-disclosure.- Chapter 5. Digital Mental Health Coaching: Developing an LLM-Based Chatbot Application.- Chapter 6.- AI coaching chatbots: What we know about how to create them, how well they work and what coaches think of them.- Chapter 7. Leaning into the digital world - Embracing intelligent opportunities in a human-centred profession.- Chapter 8. Triadic and Quasi-Triadic AI Coaching - AI Agents and Their Professional Use in Coaching Through External Prompt Scripts.- Chapter 9. AI as a Third Party in Coaching: Balancing Trust, Ethics, and Innovation.- Chapter 10. Social constructionist counselling and coaching Paradigms, digitisation potentials and the role of artificial intelligence.- Chapter 11. Artificial Intelligence Coaching for Leader Development and Supervision.- Chapter 12. When AI, Video and coach development collide.- Chapter 13. Why coaching needs real intelligence, not artificial.- Chapter 14. Using The Five Maturities to Support the Co-Evolution of AI and Humans in Coaching.- Chapter 15. The Value of Standards and Ethical Use of AI in Coaching: Creating Trust in Technology.- Chapter 16. Coaching and human development in the context of science, technologies and business.- Chapter 17. Concluding Chapter: Navigating the Future of Coaching and Artificial Intelligence.