LeaderCoreAIAI-powered influence training & persuasion simulation
LeaderCore:
Master influence without authority through intelligent leadership scenarios that adapt to your choices. Our AI-powered simulation creates realistic conversations with skeptical peers, resistant teams, and busy managers who respond dynamically to your persuasion strategies.
What you'll experience
Practice with colleagues who don't have to say yes
Every scenario is a meeting with two or three AI colleagues - peers, a partner from another team, a gatekeeper to a senior executive - and you have no authority over any of them. They stay in role, push back the way real colleagues do, and notice how you treat the others in the room: brush off one person's concern and it can cost you another's support.
Find the concern behind the objection
Characters hold concerns they won't volunteer - the real reason behind the objection they state, a past attempt that failed, a limit they keep quiet. These come out only if you ask about the other person's pressures and listen to the answer. Pitching your idea first closes them down.
Graded on what you did, not on whether they agreed
The grading is based on the work of Professor Robert Cialdini on the principles of persuasion, and of Allan Cohen and David Bradford on influence without authority. The report grades five dimensions: Understanding the Other Side, Credibility & Trust, Making the Case, Handling Resistance and Securing Commitment. You are graded on specific moments in which you have used influence without authority in such a way that it had a measurable impact. And you might lose points for moves such as pitching before you've listened, pressure or bluff, and ending the meeting without a specific ask.
Work towards a clear agreement
Each scenario has a clear goal, such as agreeing a two-week trial with your peers or getting an introduction to a senior executive. To reach it, you need a clear agreement on who does what and by when - a vague “sounds good” is not enough. Asking for something small and specific, and offering something in return, helps.
Feedback, coaching and the right level of challenge
Your feedback and performance report is ready within seconds of the simulation ending. It describes your overall pattern, quotes your own words for one to three strengths, quotes the characters for the moments that lowered a score, and provides you with recommendations for next time. During the meeting you can call on a coach. It helps you step back, look at the situation from different angles and reflect on what it might require of you - but it won't tell you what to do or say. You can choose from five difficulty levels: the higher the level, the harder the characters are to convince.
Engage, influence, analyze
Engage
Start a conversation with an AI-simulated colleague who holds a different viewpoint.
Influence
Use different influence tactics as the AI adapts its strategy based on your approach.
Analyze
Receive a post-simulation breakdown of your communication style and effectiveness.
What's inside the simulation
What's included
- Adaptive AI characters that react authentically to your influence techniques
- A coach you can call on mid-conversation, who helps you reflect on what the situation requires without telling you what to say
- Dynamic scenarios that evolve based on your communication choices
- Instant feedback on stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills
Perfect for emerging leaders and senior managers who need to drive results through influence rather than authority. Practice high-stakes conversations in a safe environment before facing them in real life.
Client perspectives
"The scenario responses helped me see blind spots in my leadership instincts. I became more self-aware in the moment and less reactive."
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