Show Notes
Every CEO in the room is being told AI changes everything. I want to know what it still can’t touch.
Tony Lorenz, Partner at CEO Coaching International, spent three decades building, buying, and running companies before becoming an executive coach. In this episode, he makes the case that judgment, trust, and the ability to read a room only become more valuable as technology gets more powerful.
Tony also unpacks why he considers trust one of the most valuable skills in leadership, and how a costly early lesson in patience still shapes the way he coaches CEOs today.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
00:00 AI’s power makes human judgment more valuable, not less.
05:56 What AI cannot and will not ever replace.
08:34 The one thing leaders can never delegate.
18:40 Trust is built by keeping promises, not making them.
22:27 Reputations take years to build, minutes to destroy.
24:35 A strong P&L can still hide a failing team.
30:13 Impatience becomes more dangerous as business speed increases.
34:54 What great coaches do instead of giving answers.
38:41 Great events start with understanding the audience first.
43:46 Inflection points reward leaders who see them coming.
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RESOURCES MENTIONED
CEO Coaching International: The executive coaching practice referenced throughout the episode:
https://ceocoachinginternational.com/
Make Big Happen Summit: The annual CEO Coaching International event referenced in the conversation:
https://ceocoachinginternational.com/events/2026-make-big-happen-summit/
#MakeBIGHappen #CEOCoaching #Leadership
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