Ted Lasso. Cheers. And the Person Nobody Knows Yet. Sep 14, 2026

Everybody knowing your name sounds wonderful. Leading means noticing whose name the room hasn’t already learned.

Norm Peterson had an entrance most of us would happily accept after a long day at work.

He opened the door. The room called his name. Whatever had happened...

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No Orange Slices. Coach Beard Brought 16 Books. Sep 08, 2026

A halftime reading list for the first five episodes of Ted Lasso Season 4

Spoilers through Season 4, Episode 5. Also, several books may follow you home.

We are five episodes into a ten-episode season, which makes this halftime.

In football, halftime usually brings wa...

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Coach Beard’s Bookshelf for “Greyhounds’ Day Off” Sep 01, 2026

The business books hiding inside Ted Lasso’s lesson on constraints, impossible goals, and a team-building exercise that ends in jail

Spoilers ahead for Ted Lasso, Season 4, Episode 4.

In Lead It Like Lasso, we created Beard’s Bookshelf because Coach Beard has the unmi...

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Two Aces – 3 Mini Lessons in Leadership adaptability growth trust May 16, 2024

It has been said by many (and award shows clearly agree) that the writers of Ted Lasso were brilliant. The overlap of life and leadership with comedy and real-life were a delight to all who have watched. Every episode was packed with meme-able moments, notable quotes an...

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The Importance of a Personal Board of Advisors: Creating Your Own “Diamond Dogs” personal board of advisors May 11, 2024

In the land of “Ted Lasso,” the internet fell in love with the Diamond Dogs. The Diamond Dogs were a group of friends/colleagues that the brilliant writers of Ted Lasso created to become a support network for each other. They created a safe space where they could vent, ...

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6 Strategies for Subtle Leadership empathy humility Apr 26, 2024

In a business that celebrates ego, Ted (Lasso) reigns his in.
His coaching style is subtle.
It never hits you over the head,
It slowly grows until you can no longer ignore its presence…
If the Lasso way is wrong, it’s hard to imagine being right

Trent Crimm, The Independ...
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Change: A “Ted Lasso” Guide to Embracing It adaptability change resliience Apr 24, 2024
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“Lead It Like Lasso” Secures Prestigious BookFest Awards in Leadership and Personal Growth press release Apr 12, 2024

“Lead It Like Lasso,” the transformative work by Marnie Stockman, Ed.D., and Nick Coniglio, has been honored with two BookFest Awards, marking a significant achievement in the realms of Business: Leadership and Management, and Business: Personal Growth. This recogniti

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The Accountability Factor: A “Ted Lasso” Guide to Owning Your Actions accountability Apr 04, 2024

In a world where accountability often gets lost in the shuffle, “Ted Lasso” brings it to the forefront. It drafts a playbook on how personal responsibility can transform leadership and relationships.

On our most recent episode of our Lens of Leadership Podcast: A Ted L...

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3 Questions you didn’t know to ask about Personal Operating Systems personal operating system Mar 08, 2024
  1. What the heck is a Personal Operating System?
  2. Why should you care?
  3. How did Ted Lasso use what he knows about Personal Operating Systems for maximum impact?

 What the heck is a Personal Operating system?

In the simplest possible terms, a personal operating system...

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First Impressions first impressions Feb 22, 2024

This might be a little hard to hear but my 22 year old daughter’s first impression of Ted Lasso was that it “looked fake” and she didn’t want to watch a “soccer show.” I had to go full-on Mom-mode – first, I checked her for a fever and then I simply insisted. 

This mig...

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Ok folks – Leadership is NOT the adult version of a participation trophy leaders vs managers Feb 13, 2024

Ok folks, leadership is not the adult version of a participation trophy – but everyone is a leader. Here’s a Venn diagram* to prove it:

*They say 62% of all stats (and associated charts) are made up, but we sincerely believe this one is true.

Everyone is a leader. N...

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