AI Coaching: The New Frontier for Developing Managers

AI Coaching: The New Frontier for Developing Managers

From HR Disrupted by Disruptive HR

November 18, 2025 · 32 min · Episode 95

About this episode

The episode explores how AI coaching can transform leadership development by providing personalized support to managers.

One of the biggest challenges facing HR is the perennial challenge of leadership capability. Despite years of investment in programmes, frameworks, and workshops, many organisations still struggle to see real behavioural change. The world around us is moving faster, the expectations on leaders are higher, and yet our development approaches can still feel generic, theoretical, and removed from the realities of day-to-day work. But what if technology - and specifically, AI - could help us do it differently? Instead of a one-size-fits-all course, what if every manager could have a personalised coach in their pocket that gives them real-time, practical guidance in the moment they need it most? To explore the benefits and risks of AI coaching, Lucy is joined by Anand Chopra-McGowan, Managing Director, Europe at Valence. Anand explains how Nadia, Valence’s AI coach, learns your context (company principles, programmes, your team) and supports both the “small moments” such as a tricky feedback chat, and the “big moments” like onboarding and performance reviews. He shares a live example of using Nadia minutes before a meeting, why perfect memory beats good intentions, and how the tool…

People in this episode

Guest: Anand Chopra-McGowan

Topics covered

  • AI coaching
  • leadership development
  • HR technology
  • manager training

Keywords

  • Nadia
  • Valence
  • trust
  • ethics
  • leadership effectiveness

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Nadia

Places: Europe

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