Why AI Can’t Replace the Human Touch — with Professor Tatiana Bachkirova
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HEC Global Executive Coaching Masterclass Series is a seven‑part, live online series convened by HEC Paris Executive Education for senior coaches, HR leaders and C‑suite sponsors. Evidence‑based, practice‑ready, and focused on the hard problems of leadership today.
Hosted by Ilona Boniwell, PhD and HEC Paris Executive Coaching Academic Director, who will lead an interactive dialogue, creating space to connect the session’s insights with the HEC Post‑Graduate Program in Executive Coaching.
Series Academic Director: Ilona Bonniwell, PhD (HEC Paris)
Why this masterclass and why now?
Claims about the “human touch” in coaching are often sentimental, vague, and poorly defended — making them easy targets for AI‑driven disruption. This session strips away rhetoric and examines, rigorously, what is truly non‑automatable in coaching
What you will explore
- What “human” really means in coaching — beyond clichés
- The psychological, philosophical and developmental foundations of coaching
- The precise conditions under which human coaching creates value
- What must be defended if coaching is to have a future
Who should attend
Executive and leadership coaches, senior leaders and professionals exploring the HEC Post‑Graduate Program in Global Executive Coaching.
Your speaker
Professor Tatiana Bachkirova is internationally recognized as one of the most rigorous and influential voices in coaching research. Her work sits at the intersection of psychology, philosophy and adult development, and is widely referenced for its intellectual depth and precision. She challenges simplistic narratives about coaching and technology, and is known for demanding conceptual clarity about what coaching is — and what it is not — in an era of rapid AI advancement.
Program pathway
Considering a rigorous qualification in executive coaching? Explore the Post‑Graduate Program in Global Executive Coaching: https://www.hec.edu/en/executive-education/post-graduate-program-global-executive-coaching
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