Talespin announced ‘Leading Through Uncertainty,’ a series of learning modules that leverage virtual reality’s proven efficacy as one of the most impactful learning modalities to help organizations and their leaders navigate times of crisis and uncertainty. The training scenarios utilize role play with virtual human avatars to help leaders practice key communication skills like active listening, understanding and empathizing with employees, de-escalation, succinct communication, and self-awareness.
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The impact of COVID-19 on the economy and workplace has put many leaders and managers in the most challenging situation of their careers and placed an even greater emphasis on the leadership and communication skills required to guide their teams through disruption. Ensuring organizations are able to use a people-first approach to leadership, adapting to the new normal, and communicating effectively in the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 world is critical, but there are limited frameworks given that this is an entirely novel crisis.
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“The COVID-19 pandemic has sent every organization into a period of self-reflection as we ask ourselves: what we can do right now to better take care of our people and customers,” said Talespin CEO and Co-Founder Kyle Jackson. “We saw ‘Leading Through Uncertainty’ as a way to help organizations take a people-first approach to their business operations, enabling them to leverage XR, one of the most impactful learning and empowerment technologies we’ve ever seen, to better prepare their leaders and teams. COVID-19 has forced us all to face workforce disruption on an accelerated timeline, with remote work, talent gaps, digital transformation, and other ‘future of work’ trends now present as mission-critical challenges, and we’ve designed our platform and our company from the beginning to answer these disruptions.”
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