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Ashley Herd

Ashley Herd

Fast Company

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Everyone wants to kill the middle manager role. The data says don’t do it

The case against the ‘Great Flattening.’

01.06.2026 4

Fast Company

Ashley Herd

The feedback you’re not giving is costing more than you think

Feedback isn’t just about telling someone how they’re doing. It’s about building trust.

27.04.2026 10

Fast Company

Ashley Herd

Your company just replaced people with AI agents. As a manager, what do you do now?

How you handle the situation affects your team and your business

16.03.2026 10

Fast Company

Ashley Herd

How to design meetings that move things forward (not waste your time)

A framework like Pause-Consider-Act can help you rethink when you meet and how to maximize it.

28.02.2026 20

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Ashley Herd

Careers aren’t ladders, they’re quilts

11.02.2026 10

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Ashley Herd

Career quilts, not career ladders: a new way to think about growth

For leaders, this means rethinking how growth is defined, recognized and rewarded.

11.02.2026 10

Fortune

Ashley Herd

This simple, three-step framework is the secret to success under pressure

22.01.2026 10

Fast Company

Ashley Herd

Tight jeans, oversized sweatpants, and cozy joggers: the three leadership styles that define every workplace

15.12.2025 20

Fast Company

Ashley Herd