Pop! On Leadership Virginia Martinez, Kara Kirby

Kara's friend, Chris Cook, joins the podcast to tell us about his experience as an Assistant Director working with stars like Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, and Jason Sudeikis. He takes us behind the scenes of Ted Lasso and other productions.

We reach the final episode of the Ted Lasso. Unpacking all the good, bad, and beautiful examples of leadership in this television series has brought us so much joy. This final episode delivered, and had us in our feelings.

In Season 1 Ted said he loves meeting people's moms, because "it is like reading an instruction manual as to why they're nuts". Now, in the second to last episode of the series we finally get to meet Ted's mom, and yep... it explains a lot! But Ted is doing his best to break generational cycles of trauma and harm. We draw parallels to how the younger generations are actively breaking the cycles of trauma and harm in the work place.

Many of us have an uncomfortable relationship with the idea of "quitting" anything -- a relationship, a project, a hobby, a job, etc. We are quick to assume that we weren't good enough. In this episode we talk about how to reframe and navigate the moments when you are thinking of moving on from a situation.

Rebecca gives him some extra-tough-love feedback when he skips a press conference, reminding him that there is only so much wiggle room a person can get for their personality if they fail to meet the requirements of their role. We discuss when are the moments that call for toughness, when all other forms of communication fail.

The Ted Lasso episode we unpack touches on the tension between wanting information from others while also wanting privacy from others. We also discuss the conundrum most companies are facing: How to get people to come back to the office, for even 1-2 days a week.