06/03/2026
Every executive one-on-one we lead starts the same way.
Not with metrics. Not with strategy. Not with what needs to change.
With a SIMPLE question...
"How are you doing?"
And every time, the first answer sounds the same: "Fine."
That is never the real answer.
So we ask again. And that second answer, the one that comes with a pause, or a look at the ground, or a long exhale...that is where the real work begins.
In our Leadership 1:1s, we use our GLAD model and call this part "Good Living." Before we touch a single business objective, we walk through five areas that most leadership conversations never reach.
Physical → the state of your body.
Intellectual → the state of your mind.
Emotional → the state of your feelings.
Spiritual → the state of your soul.
Interpersonal → the state of your relationships — family, friends, and work.
Because here is what we have learned after years of sitting across from leaders...
--> No one is asking them these questions
--> Whatever is filling them up is what is poured out and onto the people
--> As the leader goes, so goes the organization
Leadership demands the WHOLE person, and most leaders have never been asked how they are REALLY doing.
If no one's asked you this question lately, consider this your invitation. And if your leadership team hasn't had this conversation either, that's worth a real look. This is exactly where our work begins.