A female executive wearing glasses and a grey blazer holds her hands out in a questioning gesture during a meeting with two colleagues, illustrating a leader reflecting on the emotional climate they create.

Is there one question every leader should ask?

Here’s a question I’ve been sitting with lately:   “What emotional climate do people experience around me most often?”   Not occasionally.   Not on my best days.   Most often.   Because leadership isn’t only about strategy, productivity, or communication.   People feel our leadership before they evaluate it intellectually.   They feel:   our pace   our…