For the last couple of months, I’ve had one on one sessions with the boss of my boss which was their idea of mentoring me into my new role in our organization.
In the most recent meeting we had, my mentor and I were in the last five minutes of our discussion and with the lack of anything else to cover, we ended up doing small talk about things that kept us interested outside of the corporate jungle.
From our common interests on Marvel movies, to binging to multiple fantasy and medical-drama series, my mentor still hits home on the leadership wagon as he shared to me this television series called: Ted Lasso.
While he was describing it to me, I did a quick google search and was a little adamant on whether I was going to like a series about football. But my mentor piqued my interest when he said, “This is going to be highly relatable for you especially since you’re new to your position.” It took a little more convincing on my end, so I watched a few clips on youtube and then finally I decided to binge watch the show.
And my god, it was worth every single second.
I’d love to narrate about the beauty of the cast and the redemption stories of every single character in there, but honestly, the largest influence this tv series had on me was its ability to produce insights on the leadership of a flawed man.
Ted Lasso as a character is a natural optimist that was built to have multiple undertones in his personality. And yet, you can’t stop routing for him personally and professionally because he’s no glorified manager. His imperfections make him real and relatable. He has personal demons he had to get over with on his own pace. He was a fish out of water, he was far away from home… but he was brilliant in bringing out the best in the people he worked with and worked for,
My key takeaways after binging over Ted Lasso:
1. Sometimes leading people to become the best version of themselves only takes your guidance. The rest of the work is entirely dependent on them. You can pave the way, but until they’re ready, there’s nothing else you can do but wait.
2.Managing your team to greatness sometimes requires getting them uncomfortable. Some decisions you make may puzzle/ confuse your team but it’s the end result they will be thankful for. So don’t 2nd guess.
3. Acknowledge that even when you’re the leader of the pack, you’re still human. You’re allowed to feel overwhelmed; you’re allowed to not be your 100% at times, you can have a bad day. And more importantly, you’re allowed to commit mistakes. It’s how you bounce back from those that makes you grow in your role.
4. Lastly, don’t be afraid with messing with hope. Believe that continuously hoping things will get better is exactly what will make you reach that best version of yourself. As Ted says, “If it ain’t great, it ain’t the end yet.”
Overall, it was a television series worthy of a weekend binge. Go ahead and watch it!
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