The Promotion Paradox: Why What Got You Here Won't Get You There Here's a framework for three mindset shifts that separate leaders who advance from those who stagnate: delegation, ...
The Difference Between Asking AI a Question and Thinking with It Most leaders are using AI like a search engine. The best ones use it both as a thinking partner. by Janet Ply, PhD ...
Practical Leadership Micro-Change: Make One-on-One Meetings Count Build trust and learn what matters to your team members. by Janet Ply, PhD · The Practical Leadership Newsletter ...
Practical Leadership Micro-Change: Focus Blocks That Actually Create Time Leadership requires more than doing time - it requires thinking time. by Janet Ply, PhD · The Practical ...
The Real Danger of AI: Confidently Doing the Wrong Thing AI is making it easier to be wrong. by Janet Ply, PhD · The Practical Leadership Newsletter · April `28, 2026
Four Words to Replace 90% of Your Answers It's not the leader's job to provide all the answers. by Janet Ply, PhD · The Practical Leadership Newsletter · April `14, 2026
Why Smart Leaders Are Often the Worst Listeners The faster your brain works, the easier it is to stop listening. by Janet Ply, PhD · The Practical Leadership Newsletter · March ...
Listening Is a Leadership Skill, Not a Courtesy Have you ever interrupted someone in a meeting because you already knew the answer? Most leaders have. by Janet Ply, PhD · The ...
Promoted to Lead but Still Doing the Work High achievers are often promoted into leadership because they consistently deliver results. But if they keep solving the toughest ...
Fire Fighting Isn’t Leadership Too many leaders are overwhelmed and seem to spend their days putting out fires. It doesn't need to be that way. by Janet Ply, PhD · The Practical ...
“Great Job” Isn’t Positive Feedback Most leaders believe that they do a good job providing positive feedback to their team members. But the research tells a different story. One ...
“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should” has been my mantra for 2025 and will continue for 2026. If you’re like most high achievers, you’re capable of doing many things, ...
Most leaders don’t need another to-do list. They need a “stop-doing” list. Marshall Goldsmith said it best in What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: Your biggest improvements ...
Most leaders I talk with today are overwhelmed with more work than they have resources for, work long hours, and go home exhausted at the end of the day, wondering what was ...
Most leaders avoid tough conversations, not because they’re weak, but because they were never trained to have them. Here’s how to handle them with clarity, courage, and AI as your ...
A Note of Gratitude Today, October, 21, 2025, marks the official launch of Practical Leadership: A Guide to Earning Trust, Getting Results, and Changing Lives. What a journey it’s ...
A sticky note on a document simply read, “Please review.” With red pen in hand, I spent a couple of hours going through it carefully, making grammar changes, writing comments and ...
Every week, I hear the same story from another executive. Their company just bought an AI tool that promises to revolutionize everything. Three months later, they're wondering why ...
Why Smart People Consistently Fail At Leadership (And How To Fix It) It’s 8 p.m. A leader shuts their laptop after a 12-hour day. They’ve been in meetings, put out fires, and ...
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