Executive Coach Liz Bentley: What AI Can’t Tell You

Can AI replace an executive coach — or does the rise of AI make human judgment even more valuable?Executive coach and UVA alum Liz Bentley, founder of Liz Bentley Associates, returns to the UVA Legends Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about AI, leadership and the rapidly changing workplace.Liz works with Fortune 100 executives, CEOs, entrepreneurs and professionals across industries. She explains why she encourages clients to use AI for certain problems — while arguing that the most important part of coaching is something a chatbot cannot easily replicate: telling people what they need to hear and helping them actually change.Liz also discusses how she uses ChatGPT and Claude, the potential impact of AI on entry-level jobs, LinkedIn and dating, the connection between professional and personal problems, workplace accountability, DEI and bias, coaching “alpha” executives, and why vulnerability and trust remain essential to effective coaching.After more than two decades in the profession, Liz also explains why she believes executive coaching — and her own career — may still be just getting started.