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It’s time to say goodbye to Ted.  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down “Ted Lasso” S3E12, “So Long Farewell” with an eye towards adult development and leadership.  Can people change, and what does “OCEAN” have to do with it?  Also, we go out on  “Father and Son” & “Fight Test”:  has Ted been “too cool”?   See you for Season 4!

Ted’s mother shows up unannounced, Jamie’s “lost his wings”, and the Richmond players want Nate to rejoin the team.  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down “Ted Lasso” S3E11, “Mom City” with an eye towards adult development and leadership.  How is “Ted Lasso” like “The Wizard of Oz” and what can we learn from Jamie about leveling up our complexity of mind?

While Richmond’s players join their national teams for international competition, Edwin Okufo dreams of a SuperLeague, Nate and Keely deal with leaving their job, and Roy sports a tie-died t-shirt. Join Cathy and Mike as they break down S3E10 of “Ted Lasso”, “International Break” with an eye towards adult development and leadership.  How to quit with intention and bounce back successfully after failure.

Can Colin reconcile with Issac? Will Nate join Rupert in a “boys night out”? And can Roy get out of his own way?  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down Season 3, Episode 9 of “Ted Lasso”, “La Lockeroom Aux Folles” with an eye towards adult development and leadership.   What to do when someone’s behavior is confusing, and how to handle an employee who is facing outside distractions.

Ted worries that Dr. Jake plans to propose to Michele.  Nate wants Jade to label their relationship.  Keely deals with the fallout of a leaked video.     Join Cathy and Mike as they break down Season 3, Episode 8 of “Ted Lasso”, “We’ll Never Have Paris” with an eye towards adult development and leadership.  How can you recognize whether your workplace has a culture of trust, and what can you do when facing a setback?  Take a sad song, and make it better!

Keely &  Jack and Nate &  Jade navigate the ways of love.  Sam anxiously awaits the arrival of his father, and gets into an online fight with the British Home Secretary about the fate of stranded refugees. Ted, Beard, and Roy pursue “total football” using some unorthodox training techniques.     Join Cathy and Mike as they break down S3E7, “The Strings that Bind Us” with an eye toward adult development and leadership. Jane Austen and Adam Smith amongst a “nation of shopkeepers”.  How can you set a new strategy and get other people to embrace it?

Coach announces, “No curfew”:  How will everyone spend their free night out in Amsterdam?  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down S3E6 of “Ted Lasso”, “Sunflowers”.  The team bogs down, Trent serves as mentor to Colin, Rebecca gets cozy with Gezellig, and Ted is inspired by Van Gogh and Tex Winters.   How can you use RAPID to make better decisions, and what would it mean to derive inspiration by making creativity a habit?

In the wake of their big loss to Nate and Rupert's Westham, Richmond is struggling to get a win.  Rebecca ponders maternity, Keely must fire a friend, and Ted deals with a (surprising) bully.  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down Ted Lass Season 3, Episode 5, “Signs” with an eye towards leadership and adult development. They discuss: The Dunning Kruger Effect, Compliment Sandwiches, No Rules Rules (again), and Jerry McGuire.  What to do about truly problematic people, and what do disproportionate and proportionate responses look like?  Finally, making purposeful choices a la Viktor Frankl.

With the big game between Rebecca’s Richmond and Rupert’s West Ham looming, will Ted and Nate reconcile?  Join Cathy and Mike as they break down Season 3, Episode 4 of “Ted Lasso”, “Big Week” with an eye towards adult development.  How should you deal with a big mistake at work?  And what does it mean to rewrite a story that you hold about someone?   Mentioned in the show: Cathy speaks with Jen LaChance

Should they stay or should they go?  We finish out the second season of “Ted Lasso” with “Inverting the Pyramid of Success” in which it seems like almost everyone has to make a decision about parting:  Sam must decide if we will follow Edwin Akufo back to Africa or stay with Richmond–and Rebecca.  Keely must deal with how to tell Rebecca she will be moving on from Richmond to run her own business.  And hard on the heels of revealing Ted’s panic attacks, Nate casts his lot with Rupert and West Ham.     Join Cathy and Mike as they break down the season finale, and learn about the power of accepting responsibility for your mistakes as well as the benefits of active listening. Extra:  Wooden’s Pyramid of Success, Tier 2

Dr Sharon is on her way out, Sam may depart as well, Nate continues to stew, "Vanity Fair" is featuring Keeley as a business leader, and Trent reveals Ted’s big secret. Cathy and Mike return to break down S2E11 of “Ted Lasso”, “Last Train to Royston” with an eye towards lessons in adult development and leadership. Join them as they check out the Nigerian art and life lessons from the forest, and discuss the pitfalls of the underappreciated high performers as well as who wants to be the boss and who doesn’t.

How do you solve a problem like Zava?  Join Cathy & Mike as they discuss lessons of leadership and adult development from S3E3 of “Ted Lasso”, “4-5-1”.   A brief history of literary prognostications.  MacGuffins. Jesus Christ, Eurostar.  Job shadowing and the necessity of supervision. The myths(?) of the 10x coder and the 80/20 rule.    Watch: Prisencolinensinainciusol Everybody Knows

Fresh starts abound:  Trent writes a book, Keely hires a friend, and Rebecca pursues a Euro-star.  Join Cathy and Mike as they discuss S3E2 of Ted Lasso “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea” with an eye towards lessons in leadership and adult development.

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.  Keely and Nate learn to adapt to new roles, and new workplaces.  How to harness the power of metaphor and “systems thinking”.  Finally, can you navigate the changing emotional landscape of the contemporary office?   Mentioned in the Pod: The Miracle of Castel di Sangro The Ghost Map The Fifth Discipline

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 packed with musical references:  Molly and Nick Drake;  Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe; and yes, Rick Astley.  Come make meaning with us!