What happens when AI stops just supporting leadership—and starts defining it?

In this episode of The Future-Ready Leader, Afsheen Ismail-Wey, CEO of The Phoenix Coaching Co., dives into the opportunities and risks of AI in leadership development.

From real-time coaching platforms to bias in AI-driven assessments, she explores the human cost of leaving leadership to algorithms—and how we can lead with both innovation and intention.

🎯 You’ll learn:

- How organizations are using AI in performance, talent, and leadership decisions - The risks of algorithmic bias in leadership pipelines

- Why emotional intelligence, ethics, and lived experience can’t be automated

- What a balanced, human-centred approach to AI looks like in modern leadership

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👉 https://www.thephoenixcoachingcompany.com/our-leadership-solution

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🌐 Podcast Website: https://www.thephoenixcoachingcompany.com/podcast-2