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Emotional Intelligence & Empathetic Leadership Skills

Learn how to take on an empathetic style of leadership to build trust and meaningful connections with clients and colleagues.

A branch manager speaking to a diverse group of financial service employees in the lobby of a live action VR bank environment during a team meeting.
Emotional Intelligence & Empathetic Leadership Skills

Module overview

The ability to understand, authentically acknowledge, and adapt to the needs, concerns, and emotions of others is a hallmark of effective leadership that hinges on high levels of interpersonal and emotional intelligence.

This VR training module is designed to help learners adopt an empathetic style of leadership by enhancing self, social, and situational awareness.

Learners will practice mindfulness to build self-awareness into how their own emotions impact their decision-making. They will also practice applying active listening and emotional intelligence strategies to make better judgements and improve their ability to build trust and meaningful connections with clients and team members in daily interactions.

Target learners

Managers & people leaders

target Industry

Retail banking, Financial services, Professional services

SKILLS covered

  • Active listening
  • Adaptability
  • Emotional regulation
  • Empathy
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Mindfulness
  • Psychological safety
  • Self-awareness
  • Situational awareness
  • Verbal communication

Duration

30 minutes

VR Content modality

Hybrid (live action & computer generated)

Learning objectives

  • Strengthen interpersonal awareness by learning how to pick up on subtle cues that signal how others may be feeling.
  • Apply empathetic leadership strategies to better assess, authentically acknowledge, and effectively respond to the needs, concerns, and emotions of clients and team members.
  • Build self-awareness into how your behaviors, body language, and emotions affect the ways in which others perceive and interact with you.

Module breakdown

Part 1

Self-Awareness & Leadership

Set in a fictional bank, this experience begins with a brief introduction to the core components of emotional intelligence and empathetic leadership. Next, you’ll observe a branch manager, Zene, informing his team about upcoming changes to the bank’s hours. When team members express concerns, Zene becomes defensive, displaying poor emotional regulation.

You’ll then switch places with Zene as you re-experience the scenario from his perspective and apply emotional intelligence best practices to demonstrate how he could have managed his emotions more effectively.

10 minutes
A well-dressed bank branch manager in a suit and tie making an announcement to a diverse group of financial service professionals seated around a small table in a bank lobby environment.
Part 2

Social Awareness & Influence

Assuming the role of the branch manager from part 1, you must apply empathetic leadership strategies to inform one of your team members, Lonah, that they are being relocated to a different branch.



When Lonah expresses unhappiness with the move, you must draw on your empathy, active listening, and interpersonal skills to acknowledge their concerns while ensuring they feel supported and valued. This experience will help you refine your ability to handle difficult conversations with empathy and sensitivity while maintaining strong, supportive relationships with team members.

10 minutes
A female bank teller looking dismayed and upset while seated at a desk in a modern office environment, engaged in a conversation with her boss who has just delivered bad news.
Part 3

Practicing Emotional Intelligence

In this experience, you'll be tasked with informing a long-time client about the upcoming changes to bank's hours.

When your client reacts negatively to the news, you must acknowledge and address their concerns using emotional intelligence best practices. This exercise will help you hone your ability to empathize and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their continued trust and satisfaction with the bank.

8 minutes
A computer generated male character in a gray suit sitting at a desk in a virtual office environment, looking poised and prepared for an important discussion.

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