Course curriculum

    1. How Executives Think And What They Care About Notes and Resources

    1. Tips For Communicating With Executives Resources and Notes

    1. Department Status Updates: What To Include Resources and Notes

    1. Presenting Ideas For Executive Approval Resources and Notes

    1. Anticipating Executive Questions Resources and Notes

    1. Year-End Updates That Tell A Story Resources and Notes

About this course

  • $1.00
  • 8 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

A System Built on 30 Years of What Actually Works

The Practical Leadership System is built on the Practical Leadership Framework — six core competencies covering the leadership knowledge your leaders need most, developed over three decades of coaching, consulting, and turning around failing programs.

"Janet Ply is the real deal. I've seen way too many talented people flail in leadership because nobody ever taught them how to do the job well. This book fixes that. Janet has been in the fire, she's led through chaos, and now she's giving you the tools she's used to rescue high-stakes, high-dollar messes. If you lead people—or you want to—Practical Leadership should live on your desk. Get it, use it, lead better."
Mel Robbins, New York Times–bestselling author of The Let Them Theory and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast

"Whether you're new to leadership or trying to rebuild your confidence after years in the trenches, this book will equip you to lead with greater trust, accountability, and purpose. It's not just theory — it's a road map for real transformation."
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, the world's #1 executive coach

About the Leadarity AI Thinking Partner Tools

Included with every course

Every course includes Leadarity AI Thinking Partner Tools — reusable leadership tools you run before difficult conversations, hiring decisions, executive presentations, and performance reviews. A leader who uses these consistently has a thinking partner available every time they need one.

🔁 Repeatable Tool

Run this every time the situation arises. Your go-to leadership tools.

🪞 Guided Reflection

Deeper self-assessment. Best used at the start of your development journey or revisited annually.

Most leadership development investments fail at the same point: implementation. Leaders learn, return to work, and face the same difficult situations without anyone to help them apply what they know. Good intentions and a binder full of frameworks don't close that gap. A thinking partner does.

Every course in the Practical Leadership System includes Leadarity AI Thinking Partner Tools — not one-time exercises, but reusable tools leaders return to every time a situation demands them. Before a difficult conversation, a leader describes the situation, works through a series of guided questions, and receives a script tailored to their specific circumstances. They can then role play the exchange, choosing how they expect the other person to respond, and practice until they're ready. Before a hiring decision, a performance review, an executive presentation — there is a tool for that, too.

The organizations that see lasting behavior change from leadership development are the ones where leaders have support beyond the workshop. This curriculum provides that support — available 24/7, as often as it's needed, for every leader in the room.

What Leaders and Executives Say About
The Practical Leadership System™

“I did not expect this outcome at all. For me, AI usage has been much more about solving practical problems. I would have looked down on that use case a few months ago. It comes down to how well Janet narrowed these prompts in on specific and repeating leadership use cases.”

Manager, Data Processing

“We didn't need another workshop — we needed a leadership solution. This delivered exactly that”

COO, Technology Company

“I was in the original non-AI version of this training, which was a game-changer. The AI materials took it to a whole new level - a library of tools I can return to over and over again. If a leader comes prepared to immerse themselves, they will experience lasting benefits and continued growth”

Director, Business Services

“Every leader should take this course. It isn't just theory — it's hands-on practice with the best AI prompts I've used. They make a real difference in your day-to-day life by helping you diagnose what the problem truly is and uncover the best strategies to move forward.”

AVP, Financial Services

Instructor

Janet Ply

Janet Ply is a leadership strategist, executive advisor, author, and transformation expert with 30+ years of experience helping organizations improve execution, leadership effectiveness, and operational alignment. She is the author of Practical Leadership and recipient of the Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medal for Leadership. Her work combines practical leadership frameworks, systems thinking, operational leadership experience, and AI-enabled implementation tools designed specifically for technical leadership environments.