{"id":3436,"date":"2024-06-19T20:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T20:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/situational.com\/the-whole-person-approach\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:24:18","slug":"the-whole-person-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/situational.com\/tools\/the-whole-person-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whole-Person Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"image-text-form image-text-form--homepage is-content-animated is-element-fade-in-up bg-white\" id=\"gated-form-content\" data-id=\"3436\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n         \n            <div class=\"image-text-form__wrap test \">\n                <div class=\"form-text\">\n                    <div class=\"form-text__wrap js-content-animated\">\n                        <h2>Download this discussion guide to learn more!<\/h2>\n<p>A whole-person approach is a leadership perspective that considers the many factors\u2014personal, professional and organizational\u2014that impact an individual\u2019s performance beyond just their ability and willingness. 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