The Practice Plan: The Training Tier of Home of Elevaters
What it is, how it works, and what you’ll receive each week.
If there’s one belief that sits at the center of all our work at Cohd, it’s this:
Real growth doesn’t happen because we read about a concept once.
It happens because we practice.
Self-awareness, thoughtful communication, coaching, and navigating team dynamics aren’t strictly intellectual exercises. They’re behavioral ones. And behavior changes through repetition, reflection, and intentional reps over time.
That’s exactly why Cohd’s Elevate Program is structured the way it is. Participants don’t just learn tools. They practice them week after week, reflecting on how they show up, experimenting with new approaches, and learning alongside others who are doing the same.
Over the years, one piece of feedback has come up again and again from participants:
One of the biggest gifts of the program is that it creates space each week to stop and think about how I’m showing up.
The Practice Plan was designed to bring that same spirit of intentional practice to a broader audience.
What the Practice Plan Is
The Practice Plan is our way of expanding the reach of Cohd’s Elevate toolkit and making these tools more accessible to individuals and teams who want to grow.
Every week, we focus on one concept or tool that we teach inside the Elevate program.
The goal isn’t just to introduce the idea.
The goal is to practice it.
Each Monday, subscribers receive a new Practice Plan that includes:
1. A conversation about the tool
You’ll hear me talk through the concept with a fellow coach, program participant, or Elevate alumni. Part of the conversation will introduce the tool itself, and part of it will explore how people have actually applied it in real life.
These conversations are intentionally practical. They surface different perspectives, examples, and lessons learned from people who are actively using these ideas in their work and lives.
2. A written breakdown of the concept
Alongside the conversation, you’ll receive a clear written explanation of the tool or framework so you can understand the structure behind it.
3. Individual reflection questions
These questions help you think about how the concept applies to your own leadership, relationships, and day-to-day interactions.
4. Team discussion prompts
For those who want to use the Practice Plan with their teams, we include prompts designed to spark meaningful conversations in team meetings or development sessions.
5. A practical exercise
Each week includes a simple way to practice or experiment with the tool in your real-world context.
The Role of the Worksheet/Workbook
One thing we are intentional about with the Practice Plan is this:
We don’t want it to become something you simply read and move on from.
The real value of this work comes from reflection and application. Taking a few minutes to think about how the concept shows up in your own leadership, noticing where you might experiment with it, and capturing what you’re learning along the way.
To support that, every Practice Plan comes with a structured place to work through the prompts.
If you are a monthly subscriber, you will see a downloadable worksheet each week. This is a simple template that walks you through the key pieces of the Practice Plan — space to capture your reflections, respond to the discussion prompts, and think through how you want to experiment with the concept in the week ahead.
If you are an annual subscriber, you will receive the full annual Practice Workbook. This is a PDF that includes space to capture reflections across 50 weeks of practice, so everything can live in one place over the course of the year. We also include a few additional prompts designed to help you notice patterns in your leadership and track your growth over time.
Whether you’re using the weekly worksheet or the annual workbook, the goal is the same:
To create a small, consistent space each week where you can pause, reflect, and intentionally practice how you want to show up.
For Individuals and Teams
The Practice Plan was designed with two audiences in mind.
Individuals who want a consistent rhythm for reflecting on their leadership and continuing to develop their communication, self-awareness, and relational skills.
And teams who want a simple structure for bringing development into their regular conversations.
You might use it as:
a personal reflection practice
a prompt for a team meeting discussion
a coaching conversation starter
a leadership development touchpoint
The format is intentionally flexible so it can meet people where they are.
Bringing the Practice Plan to Your Team
Many teams choose to subscribe together so they can build a shared language around leadership and communication.
If you’re signing up a group, one person can act as the account admin and manage the subscription for the team.
Here’s how it works:
Teams receive 20% off when 10 or more people subscribe on the annual plan.
The admin can add or remove members at any time from the team subscription.
If someone new joins your organization, you can add them and the cost will be prorated for the remainder of the year.
If someone leaves, you can swap their seat for another team member.
This flexibility makes it easy to keep the Practice Plan integrated into your team as people join, transition roles, or move on.
For step-by-step instructions on managing a group subscription, see the reference articles below:
Want your company to cover The Practice Plan?
If you’re an individual interested in the Practice Plan and think it could benefit you or your team, there’s a good chance your company may be open to covering the cost as part of your professional development.
To make that process easier, we’ve put together a short note you can share directly with your manager that explains what The Practice Plan is and how teams are using it.
The Community
One of our core values at Cohd is Growth in Community.
We believe development is rarely something that happens in isolation. The most meaningful growth tends to happen when we’re reflecting alongside others, hearing different perspectives, and learning from how people approach similar challenges.
Inside the Elevate program, that shared learning environment is one of the most powerful parts of the experience. Participants aren’t just learning tools. They’re practicing them alongside a group of thoughtful peers who are navigating similar leadership moments in their own work.
Subscribers to the Practice Plan also get access to the Home of Elevaters community space here on Substack.
This space is designed to support that same spirit of shared development.
You can use it to:
ask questions about the tools we’re practicing
share how you’re applying something in your own work or team
learn from how others are approaching similar situations
reflect on what’s working and what isn’t
Human development becomes much richer when it’s something we’re working on together.
The community space simply gives us a place to continue those conversations.
A Final Thought
There’s something we say to every participant when they begin the Elevate program:
You get out what you put in.
These tools are powerful. The language can open new ways of thinking about conflict, feedback, accountability, and leadership.
But the real shift happens when you pause long enough to reflect and intentionally try something different.
If you spend 30 minutes a week engaging with the Practice Plan — thinking through the prompts, experimenting with the exercise, and noticing what happens — you’ll start to see the impact.
And if you skim it quickly and move on, that’s what you’ll get out of it too.
Growth isn’t a solo activity.
And it isn’t a passive one either.
The Practice Plan is simply a structure to help make the work of development a little more consistent, a little more intentional, and a little more accessible.
One week at a time.
Join the Practice Plan
If the Practice Plan sounds like something that would support your own development, we’d love to have you join us.
And if there’s someone on your team, a colleague, or a friend who you think would enjoy practicing these ideas alongside you, consider sharing this with them. Growth tends to stick when we’re learning and reflecting together.
For teams looking to bring this work into their organizations, we offer a group discount. When you subscribe 10 or more people you receive 20% off your subscription. It’s a simple way to introduce shared language, reflection, and development into the rhythm of your team.
Subscribe below to access the weekly Practice Plan, the workbook resources, and the Home of Elevaters community.
