The 5 Leadership Skills You Can’t Afford to Automate
31 Oct 2025
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AI career and life coaches are suddenly everywhere.
An HBR study of AI use cases shows ‘therapy’ at the top of the list, followed closely by ‘finding purpose.’ Almost half of Gen Z professionals claim they get better guidance from AI than from their managers.
But should AI really be a substitute for human coaching? The simple answer is: no, not yet. And maybe not ever.
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