National carrier Fiji Airways has launched BRAVE VR, the first immersive virtual reality leadership program of its kind in Fiji.
The initiative places the national airline at the forefront of leadership innovation in the Pacific and sets a new benchmark for developing strong, people-focused leaders in a modern, world-class airline.
Fiji Airways managing director and CEO Paul Scurrah said the program reflected the airline’s commitment to its people and its culture.
“As Fiji’s national airline, we carry a responsibility not only to our guests but also to our people; both in the present and as we prepare them for the future,” Mr Scurrah said in a statement yesterday. “BRAVE VR reflects our commitment to building confident, resilient and people-focused leaders who can thrive in high-pressure environments while continuing to lead with care, empathy and authenticity.
“At Fiji Airways, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and it is this that drives our ambition to be the world’s happiest airline.”
BRAVE VR founder and CEO Emma Hall said the program addressed the most common leadership challenge facing organisations today.
“Most organisations don’t have a knowledge problem. They have an action problem,” Ms Hall said. “Leaders know what good leadership looks like. The gap is in actually doing it, especially under pressure. BRAVE VR was built to bridge that gap.”
BRAVE stands for Boldness, Resilience, Authenticity, Vulnerability and Empathy; which the airline said were five dimensions identified as critical to leadership excellence in the company. The program places leaders inside immersive virtual worlds designed to evoke authentic emotional responses and then teaches the neuroscience behind those responses. Mr Scurrah said by understanding why they felt what they felt, and how those feelings drove their decisions and behaviours, leaders developed self-awareness and emotional intelligence required to lead with greater impact, especially under pressure.
Each module is followed by structured reflection and guided debrief sessions designed to translate the experience into lasting leadership growth.
The Fiji Airways leadership team celebrate the launch of BRAVE VR, its immersive virtual reality leadership program.
Picture: SUPPLIED/FIJI AIRWAYS
