Curiosity #66 - How to Lead Like a Heisman Winner
(Fernando Mendoza Edition)
Before Fernando Mendoza ever showed up at Indiana, he did something most people do not think to do until after they have already stumbled through a few awkward first impressions.
He asked for photos, names, and positions of every single player on the team.
Then he mem...
Jan 07, 2026
Curiosity #65 - Turning the Page
🎤 Quotable quotes: “It’s funny how things have to end so that something else can begin."
— Ted Lasso
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As 2025 winds down, a lot of us are doing the same thing. Looking back. Taking stock. Wondering what stays, what goes, and what comes next.
And as we look toward 2026, there’s one thing we’re ...
Dec 31, 2025
Curiosity #64 - The Art of Making People Feel Welcome
🎤 Quotable quotes: “To the family we're born with, and the family we make along the way. And, most importantly, to Richmond"
— Higgins
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If there were a patron saint of holiday gatherings in Ted Lasso, it would be Leslie Higgins.
In The Carol of the Bells, we see it clearly. Higgins opens his h...
Dec 24, 2025
Curiosity #63 - The Last Act of Leadership
🎤 Quotable quotes: “The best leaders know when to step aside."
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As we prepare for our final Ted Lasso Rewatch Podcast episode, we found ourselves watching the series finale with fresh eyes. Not as fans bingeing for fun, but as leaders paying attention to what the show chose to say last.
And one...
Dec 17, 2025
Curiosity #62 - Make Your Next Move a Game
🎤 Quotable quotes: “I'm curious who I can become next."
— Anthony Conta
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🎧 This Week’s Guest: Anthony Conta
Anthony Conta’s resume reads like the start of a very entertaining board game:
Started in law and economics
Taught chess to preschoolers
Created Funemployed (now ...
Dec 10, 2025
Curiosity #61 - The Precipice Problem
🎤 Quotable quotes: “If you win, you will be on the precipice of achieving everything you ever dreamed of."
— Keeley Jones
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In Season 3, Episode 11 (Mom City), Jamie Tartt is in a funk. The edge is gone. The cocky sparkle is missing. Roy tries to summon the “old Jamie” with some...
Dec 03, 2025
Curiosity #60 - Lead from Your Core. Not Your Title.
🎤 Quotable quotes: “If you don’t know what you stand for, you’ll fall for anything."
— Dr. John Barile, Quoted by Dr. John Barile during the podcast (originally attributed to Alexander Hamilton and others)
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🧠This week on Leadership Rules, we sat down with Dr. John Barile, dean...
Nov 26, 2025
Curiosity #59 - The Things You Don’t Say (But Still Communicate)
🎤 Quotable quotes: “You made me think it, and it’s basically the same thing."
— Phoebe
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Season 3, Episode 10 gives us one of the most delightfully tender scenes in the entire series. Roy is at his Happy Uncle Day Party, thrown by Phoebe because she is, as always, wise and adora...
Nov 19, 2025
Curiosity #58 - A Different Kind of Decision Day
🎤 Quotable quotes: “You should be wondering about everything."
— Leah Leverich
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✨ This Week's Curiosity: A Different Kind of Decision Day
What if the biggest decision of your life didn’t come with a checklist? That’s exactly what Leah Leverich wrestled with after high school — ...
Nov 12, 2025
Curiosity #57 - Every Disadvantage Has Its Advantage
🎤 Quotable quotes: “Every disadvantage has its advantage."
— Rebecca Welton
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We raised a generation of résumé builders instead of relationship builders.
It’s a weird time to be a human. Which is exactly why being human matters more than ever.
If you’ve been reading along for a ...
Nov 05, 2025
Curiosity #56 - Go Deal With It
🎤 Quotable quotes: “I don’t know what happened out there, but I do know...whaever it was... isn't what you are really angry about ....Go deal with it."
— Roy Kent
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When Roy Kent says something, you listen. Especially when it’s this kind of wisdom, tucked inside a growl.
In Seas...
Oct 29, 2025
Curiosity #55 - Find Out Before You Flip Out
🎤 Quotable quotes: “You should find out before you flip out."
— Leslie Higgins
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Every team needs a Higgins. The one who can deliver truth wrapped in tea and kindness.
In this moment, Ted’s heart is doing cartwheels. He is convinced that Dr. Jacob whisking Michelle off to Paris ...
Oct 22, 2025
