PLA Advisory provides decision support for senior leaders at moments when leadership choices are consequential, time-bound, and difficult to reverse.

When people decisions materially affect company outcomes — growth, risk, leadership continuity, or value creation — leaders need more than best practices or instinct alone.

PLA Advisory provides experienced executive judgment to support specific leadership decisions through uncertainty.

This is not general HR advisory.

This is decision support — for when the cost of being wrong is high.

When Decision Support Is Used

PLA Advisory is typically engaged when:

• A CEO is deciding whether to back, fix, or exit a critical executive

• A Board is divided on leadership readiness ahead of scale, transition, or integration

• A PE sponsor wants an independent read on execution risk within the leadership team

• A senior People leader needs outside judgment before an irreversible call

If the situation does not involve a consequential leadership decision, PLA Advisory is not the right fit.

How It Works

PLA Advisory engagements are bounded, decision-focused, and time-limited.

Each engagement includes:

• A clearly defined decision and audience (CEO, Board, or sponsor)

• Direct access to relevant stakeholders and context

• A clear point of view — not neutral analysis

Where helpful, executive assessment tools (including Hogan) are used only to sharpen judgment, never as the product itself.

Each engagement culminates in a decision-forcing judgment memo, tailored to its audience, that:

• Frames the decision to be made

• Surfaces tradeoffs, risks, and failure modes

• Provides a clear recommendation and rationale

Outputs are written to be Board-grade, defensible, and action-oriented — not diagnostic reports.

What We Don’t Do

PLA Advisory does not provide:

• Ongoing advisory retainers

• General HR consulting or operational support

• Executive coaching as a standalone service

• Assessment-only services or personality reports

• Executive search or transactional HR work

We do not sell tools or hours. We support decisions.

How to Start

PLA Advisory engagements begin with a confidential exploratory conversation to assess fit and stakes.

Capacity is intentionally limited.

Use the contact form below to start the conversation.