Lasso Lessons: Ted on Life, Leadership & Learning

The team heads to Liverpool, an impossible match is won, and strangers collide.  Join Cathy and Mike as they discuss S1E7 of “ Ted Lasso : Make Rebecca Great Again”. “Hotel California”, Glasgow, Scotland. The leisurely pace of  “ The Rockford Files ”.  Brett’s sports jacket .   Ted’s hair as emotional barometer.  Transformational storytelling .  The dangers of catastrophizing and Nate’s turn as in...

Danny Rojas shows up, words lose their meaning, and a curse befalls the team.  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down S1E6 of “ Ted Lasso : Two Aces”.  Semantic satiation .  Ted’s anger as motivation.  The “No Schadenfreude Zone”.   Negative reinforcement and Pavlov’s Tartt.  And healthy competition meets David Mamet .     Also in the Episode: Ted’s “Practice” speech and Allen Iverson The “Dutch a...

Join Cathy and Mike as they break down S1E5 of Ted Lasso , “Tan Lines”.  Ted’s work/life balance.  Transparency and curiosity in communications.  Immunity to change .  And the no “jerks” rule .   Also in the pod: Robert Keegan’s Immunity to Change Robert Sutton’s The No [Jerk] Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One that Isn’t Bonus:  What the British Say and What They Really Mean

Join Cathy and Mike for our breakdown of S1E4 of Ted Lasso , “For the Children”.  This episode of Ted Lasso is jam-packed with advice.  Find out who in FC Richmond’s extended family follows Netflix’s 4 A's of Feedback --and who most definitely doesn’t.  Also: Buffy and the 2 Ruperts. The power of “ holding environments ” and perspective-taking.  Finally, are you Team Lasso or Team Seinfeld?   Also...

Join Cathy and Mike as we break down S1E3 of Ted Lasso , “Trent Crimm, the Independent”.  What does Lincoln’s assassination have to do with Ted Lasso?  Cathy in London.  Why does Ted give the books he does?  The influence of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success on Ted’s coaching philosophy. And the importance of “leadership declarations”.   Also discussed in the pod: Our American Cousin The Beautiful...

Join Cathy and Mike as they break down S1E2 of Ted Lasso, “Biscuits”.  Cathy and Mike play a little “First concert/Best concert”, and uncover the origin of Mike’s Ben & Jerry’s addiction.  They introduce a new pyramid:  Maslow’s “ Hierarchy of Needs ”.  Then they try some chin chin and reveal how Sam’s snack relates to “Biscuits with the Boss”.  What’s up with “ What up With That? ”  And how you c...

Cathy and Mike break down Ted Lasso S1E1: "Pilot".   Find out why Ted learns everyone's names, and maybe even over-praises Nate's sports drink.  While Coach Beard reads up on soccer tactics, Ted indulges in Kerouac: how is this an example of "Inclusive Leadership"? Ted vs. Rebecca in communications styles.  And learn how you too can flip the pyramid for organizational success! Also Mentioned: Inve...