Lasso Lessons: Ted on Life, Leadership & Learning

Newly promoted to the Premier League, Richmond AFC is picked to finish last by the press–while Rupert’s West Ham is picked to end up near the top!  Rebecca worries that Ted isn’t worried enough, but Keely advises to “let Ted be Ted”.  Ted, though, seems more concerned about while he’s still in London, far from his son. 

Join Cathy & Mike as they discuss “Ted Lasso” with an eye toward lessons in leadership and adult development.  ...

After the death of Rebecca’s father, self-awareness burgeons.  Join Cathy and Mike as they discuss leadership lessons and adult development in "Ted Lasso".  The whole team dons dress shoes, and Nate worries about his suit. Rebecca and Ted share their fathers’ betrayals, and we discuss how they respond to trauma. Roy can’t stop joking about Keely’s ruminations on death.  Jami and Roy both pledge their love to Keely.  This episode is...

After the big loss, Beard battles his personal demons while exploring a different side of Richmond.   Join Cathy & Mike as they explore lessons in leadership and adult development in Ted Lasso. The original After Hours as part of a larger subgenre.  Scorsese meets Joe Frank.  A Blue Moon hangs over Wembley.  The haunting of Gary Lineker and Thierry Henri.  The downside of Cognitive Reframing.  The British class system meets billiar...

Keely needs space, Nate mocks Colin, and Ted isn’t quite ready to engage in therapy.  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down S2E7 of Ted Lasso:  “Headspace” with an eye towards lessons in leadership and learning.  We once again discuss how to have Difficult Conversations and Cathy provides an approach to deal with Immunity to Change:  What to do when you need to make an important change but something is holding you back.  

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Nate seeks status, Roy strives to discover where he belongs, and Rebecca seeks love. Join Cathy and Mike as they break down “Ted Lasso” S2E5, “Rainbow” with an eye towards lessons in leadership.    It’s Rom-Communism at its best at Richmond AFC when Ted provides the light in the Dark Forest.  Cognitive Reframing, redux.  The Hero’s Journey–and branding!?!   Power poses and calm clarity in the-winner-takes-all society.  And Cathy ex...

It’s Christmas time in Richmond.  The Higginses throw a party,  Roy & Keely go in search of a cure to a noisome problem, and Ted and Rebecca bear gifts. Join Cathy and Mike as they break down “Ted Lasso” S2E4, “Carol of Bells” with an eye towards lessons in leadership.  The “Trust Equation” returns, morale runs high, and how is and isn’t a workplace like a family?

Other podcasts mentioned:

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Join Cathy and Mike as they look at Season 2, Episode 2: “Lavender”.  Even by “Ted Lasso” standards, this episode is jam-packed with storytelling.  Jamie wants to return to the team, Roy considers career alternatives, Nate grows into his role, and Dr. Sharon rebuffs Ted’s attempts to get to know her better.  Fathers and sons abound: Hamlet, Prince Hal, & The Prince of Tides.  And is Ted evolving his decision-making process?

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And we are back!  With Season 3 scheduled for later this summer, we thought we should catch up on Season 2.  So here’s our take on S2E1:  “Goodbye Earl”.  After the death of a beloved mascot, Danny now believes that “Football is Death”.   Nate isn’t the best new manager, Roy struggles with life off the pitch, Rebecca wonders about her new boyfriend, and Ted can’t quite handle the sports psychologist that they have brought in to hel...

We’ve come to the end of the first season, and so much has changed.  Join Cathy and Mike for their breakdown of S1E10 of "Ted Lasso:  The Hope that Kills You." British pessimism, and Ted’s optimism.  Trick plays or elaborate set pieces?  A brief history of white boards.  Richmond, London & Lake Placid, New York.  A spit take too far?  Freud finally makes the pod, and Cathy finally gets a chance to discuss polarity theory.  The poet...

Join Cathy and Mike as they break down Ted Lasso S1E9, “All Apologies.”  On first hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit.  Fenway Park (Boston) vs. Camp Nou (Barcelona).  The later career of Thierry Henry. Is Keely telepathic? Boom Chicago and the origins of Ted Lasso.  More Rupert vs. Ted.  Turns out Rebecca is actually good at apologies!  Difficult conversations.  And Cognitive Reframing returns.

Books Mentioned:

Why Won’t You Apologi...

It’s the day after, everyone must deal with the consequences, and Ted and Rupert engage in a pointed contest. Join Cathy and Mike as they discuss S1E8 of Ted Lasso. Birth of The Diamond Dogs.  Shakespeare vs Walt Whitman.  Emotional Intelligence spawns EQ.  How cognitive reframing can help with emotional hijacking. Does lack of curiosity kill the cad?  And Ted’s origin story.

In Memoriam:  Aaron Beck on Cognitive Restructuring.

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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 insult comic.  Finally, towards a new “old”...

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 angle”

Evil Spock and Bizarro Superman

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