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Cathy and Mike break down each episode of Ted Lasso with an eye towards what it can teach us about life, leadership, & learning.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
28 min
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.

Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2026
23 min
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.

Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
29 min
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!

Mar 4, 2026
Mar 4, 2026
35 min
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?

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
28 min
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?

Oct 22, 2025
Oct 22, 2025
21 min
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.

Oct 7, 2025
Oct 7, 2025
30 min
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?
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Cathy speaks with Jen LaChance

Apr 2, 2025
Apr 2, 2025
29 min
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.

Mar 19, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
25 min
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.

Jul 19, 2023
Jul 19, 2023
29 min
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.
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