The challenges leaders face in managing and influencing large groups of people within an organization have increased, as remote work shifted communication styles, and brought on new skill requirements for navigating digital communication. These physical barriers demand that leaders properly communicate with their peers and direct reports, interpret nuanced social cues during video conferences and remote collaboration, and lead with empathy. Skills like communication, self-awareness, decision making, active listening and adaptability are at a premium for people leading a dispersed workforce.

To help leaders rapidly learn and develop skills, immersive learning presents a solution. Immersive technology is delivering leadership training in a modality that is faster, more realistic and engaging, and more cost effective at scale than any other method. Given that people master these leadership skills with practice, placing leaders in immersive role play with virtual human characters simulates critical conversations and develops soft skills in real-time. Turning the power of immersive learning toward leadership development is the key to supporting leaders, and in turn, supporting the employees they lead.