Ashley Herd
Founder of Manager Method, former General Counsel and Head of HR with experience at McKinsey and Yum! Brands, and author of The Manager Method, offering practical leadership training and manager tools.
Top 5 podcasts with Ashley Herd
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Mar 23, 2026 • 41min
1139: How to Become the Manager that People Want to Work For with Ashley Herd
Ashley Herd, founder of Manager Method and former GC/Head of HR at McKinsey and Yum! Brands, shares practical leadership tools. She explores why many managers get no training. She highlights simple, often-overlooked behaviors that make people feel valued. She presents the Pause, Consider, Act framework and quick meeting and hiring practices that actually work.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 29min
GA 624 | The Pause, Consider, Act Framework with Ashley Herd
Ashley Herd, management consultant and author of The Manager Method, shares practical people-leadership tools in concise form. She explains the Pause, Consider, Act framework and why pausing is hardest. They explore the career quilt idea and give advice for young professionals. Conversation also covers micromanagement, structured autonomy, and her playful “Great Minds Overthink Alike” sign.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 57min
629: Ashley Herd, Former Head of HR North America at McKinsey, on What Effective Managers Actually Do
Ashley Herd, former Head of HR North America at McKinsey and author of The Manager Method, shares a crisp framework: pause, consider, act. She talks about timely performance feedback and recognition, the balance between micromanagement and hands-off leadership, how managers shape team well-being, and the gap between AI rhetoric and everyday practice.
Mar 25, 2026 • 39min
94. How to Hold People Accountable (Without Them Hating You) with Ashley Herd of The Manager Method
Ashley Herd, employment lawyer turned HR leader and CEO of Manager Method, shares practical leadership tools. She discusses how to set clear expectations, negotiate priorities up the chain, and make accountability a team conversation. Short, actionable takes on delegation, following up without micromanaging, and tailoring oversight to context.
Feb 9, 2026 • 45min
#391) Lessons from 250,000 Trained Leaders | Ashley Herd, Former McKinsey Head of HR
Ashley Herd, former Head of HR North America at McKinsey and author of The Manager Method, has trained over 250,000 managers and speaks nationally on leadership. She discusses common manager struggles and why experience alone is not enough. She introduces the career quilt idea and the Pause–Consider–Act framework. She also covers why time off matters, how to balance accountability without micromanaging, and ways AI can boost human connection.
