you think about your reaction to something. There's a difference between your reaction and your

response. And especially in people leadership, you're going to have all sorts of reactions.

And it can be really hard to control those. And I don't think people should try to be someone

that they're not. I mean, there are going to be plenty of times that someone does something

at work and your immediate reaction in your head is, I'll say why on

earth will be a very family friendly podcast, but why on earth or other things? Might they do that?

But as a leader, there's a huge difference in that immediate reaction and then how you respond.

And so if you think to yourself, okay, just let me pause. Let me pause for a second and think

about why does it matter, how do I react? How could I

possibly? What are options? But so really training yourself to pause and it's something that,

and I found it in work and in life outside of work, that the more you think about doing it,

the easier it becomes and it can just be a quick pause. It's not something that prevents you

from actually getting to that act step.

Hello and welcome to Franklin's of Young Leadership.

I'm your host, Will Hodling.

Today's guest is Ashley Hurd, the author of the recently published The Manager Method.

Ashley started her career in legal and then moved to HR and she was an executive at McKinsey.

Ashley's career took off a few years ago when she started posting practical tips and tricks on TikTok and other social media platforms.

She's also the host of the popular HR Besties podcast.

In today's conversation, we'll do a deep dive into her book, The Manager Method. We'll discuss her framework, pause, consider, act, and then we'll apply it to a number of traditional, difficult leadership scenarios.

We'll also talk through some cliche leadership advice and hear what she would use or lose, and then discuss

how AI is transforming management leadership. Ashley Heard, welcome to Franken Covey on leadership.

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