Summary of the 33rd Meeting of the “Coaching AI” Dialogue Series
Welcome and Introduction of New Participants
- Karsten introduces himself as a new participant. He has 30 years of experience in advertising as a creative and copywriter, particularly for major brands and Telekom.
- He is currently in a professional transition phase, as he is completing a coaching training program and is passionate about the connection between coaching and AI.
Dorothee’s Coaching Experience and Reflection
- Dorothee is an expert in equine-assisted leadership coaching.
- She describes a past coaching session with 15 participants, where they were more fascinated by the horses than by the actual leadership topic.
- In her reflection, she realizes that time pressure was an issue. She put herself under stress to fully implement her program instead of giving participants space to adapt to the new environment.
- She identifies parallels to her previous professional life, where she also put herself under pressure.
Analysis by the AI Agent
- The AI agent analyzes the coaching challenge and identifies key "balancing problems":
- Excessive outcome orientation: Focus on measurable progress rather than the reflection process.
- Lack of process orientation: Absence of flexible control over the coaching process.
- Excessive control vs. letting go: The urge to enforce structure and efficiency prevents spontaneous insights.
- Excessive rationality vs. lack of intuition: Strict planning overrides intuitive leadership.
Success Imagination for Mental Anchoring
- The AI agent generates two different success scenarios to support Dorothee’s mental processing:
- First scenario: Dorothee feels the impulse to intervene but consciously lets go and observes the subtle nuances in participants' body language, fostering natural reflection.
- Second scenario: She deliberately uses a structured but flexible intervention that provides participants with both guidance and space for their own insights.
- Dorothee prefers the first version, as it seems more plausible and easier to apply.
Concrete Recommendations for Improving Coaching
- Allow time and observe consciously: Wait 60 seconds before intervening to see if reflections emerge spontaneously.
- Use open-ended questions instead of instructions to promote the learning process.
- Mental preparation through visualization: Tune in early to allow the coaching flow rather than forcing it.
- Integrate structured reflection phases to give participants time to process their experiences.
Transferability to Other Life Areas
- The discussed topics could also be relevant in other life situations (e.g., handling stress, past roles as a financial director).
- Dorothee reflects that she used to act similarly in high-stress professional situations but currently feels less pressure.
Experiences with AI-Supported Coaching
- Karsten compares the session with his own experiences in self-coaching using AI.
- He emphasizes that human interaction in a group adds an additional level of reflection, deepened by targeted follow-up questions.
- At the same time, AI self-coaching offers the advantage of flexible time management.
Conclusion
- The session highlights the benefits of an AI-supported coaching process, complemented by human exchange.
- Concrete strategies for improving coaching methods were developed, particularly through the conscious management of time, control, and reflection.
- The combination of analytical problem identification by AI and emotional-intuitive reflection within a group is perceived as a valuable learning approach.