Practical Leadership: A Guide to Building Trust, Getting Results, and Changing Lives - Softcover

Ply, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1736877828 ISBN 13: 9781736877821

Publisher: Pendere Press, 2025

Synopsis

You feel like you’re winging it as a leader.
You were promoted without a playbook - and now you’re expected to figure it out.

You were great at your job.
Now you’re responsible for getting results through other people - and no one showed you how.

So you:

• Second-guess your decisions
• Struggle to hold people accountable
• Stay buried in the work instead of leading

You’re not alone.

Most leaders - at every level - are never given a practical playbook.

That’s what this book provides.

Practical Leadership is an Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medalist.

It’s written by a turnaround expert who has led and rescued high-stakes initiatives - from startups to Fortune 50 companies - and turned decades of “in-the-trenches” experience into a practical system you can use immediately.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• Step out of the work and lead at the right level
• Set clear priorities and expectations so your team delivers without constant follow-up
• Communicate in a way that reduces confusion and rework
• Handle difficult conversations with confidence - and hold people accountable without damaging relationships
• Build a team that takes ownership and gets results

This isn’t theory. It’s practical leadership you can use immediately.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and start leading with clarity and confidence - this is your playbook.

About this title

About the Author

Janet Ply, PhD, is a leadership consultant with more than twenty-five years of experience working with companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50.In her work with organizations such as Northrop Grumman, Tyson Foods, Fidelity Systems Company, and AT&T Solutions, she has served as an adviser to dozens of C-suite executives, spearheaded recovery of large ($600 million-plus) initiatives, led strategic planning sessions, streamlined and automated business processes, developed program management offices, and facilitated hands-on leadership and project management workshops.Rather than approaching leadership development from organizational development or human resources perspectives, she approaches it from life in the trenches, where she experienced leadership (or lack thereof) and the consequences firsthand.She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics, master's degrees in engineering and procurement and acquisition, and a PhD in information technology and is certified through the John Maxwell Group as a DiSC consultant, speaker, trainer, and coach.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pendere Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1736877828
• ISBN 13: 9781736877821
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344