Leadership development needs to reflect the changing needs of both the organization and the workforce. Strategies should incorporate things such as soft skills development and blended learning opportunities that include immersive, virtual, digital, and in-person options.

Organizational leaders face so many challenges today. They need agility, to lead through sudden disruptions, communication skills to engage employees who have expectations about employer deliverables, decision-making skills, team building and collaborative skills, and strategic thinking skills for creative problem solving and future planning, to name but a few. Leaders should also have emotional intellig....