Zava shows up and assumes a leadership position on the team. Some folks are happy and eager to follow. But Jamie doesn't buy the whole hero / savior narrative, and worries the team is forgetting their own strengths. We discuss what it looks like to add a "super star" to an already healthy and trusting team. We go on a tiny tangent about childhood crushes (Jared Leto). And we compare Rebecca's experience at the psychic to the experience we had with a roadside psychic in North Carolina.  

Notes: Virginia embarrasses herself by referring to the classic 1995 film "Now and Then" as "Then and Now". If you haven't seen "Now and Then" please do so. She usually records at 7am, so probably didn't have enough coffee. The Japanese art of mending broken things with gold is called Kintsugi.

This episode has a lot of interesting introductions and re-introductions. In this episode we discuss what it looks like to dim your own light, or dim the light of others. And alternatively, what it looks like when you are able to *shine a light* on others (for better or worse). Keeley identifies potential in an old friend and makes her first hire, the team is adapting to the addition of Zava the Superstar, and Trent takes accountability for his hurtful criticism of Roy many years ago. We talk about it all and ramble into many other areas. 

We're back and ready to talk about Season 3 of Ted Lasso. It's obvious Ted is feeling out of sorts, and we contemplate whether he's contemplating how much longer he wants to stay at this job. We gush about Rebecca's personal and professional growth to date (swoon). And we provide "audible eye-rolls" at how the show decided to launch Keeley's entrepreneurial journey by making her seem naive and helpless. 

We love when our listeners reach out and recommend shows for us to talk about. And for the most part, we enjoy the shows themselves. But that doesn't mean they lend themselves to great conversations about leadership development and/or organizational design. So this three part series is dedicated to the shows you want us to talk about, but we can't really talk about. 

Episode 2 of 3 covers Succession and Yellowstone

We love when our listeners reach out and recommend shows for us to talk about. And for the most part, we enjoy the shows themselves. But that doesn't mean they lend themselves to great conversations about leadership development and/or organizational design. So this three part series is dedicated to the shows you want us to talk about, but we can't really talk about. 

Episode 1 of 3 covers Severance and The Office

We love when our listeners reach out and recommend shows for us to talk about. And for the most part, we enjoy the shows themselves. But that doesn't mean they lend themselves to great conversations about leadership development and/or organizational design. So this three part series is dedicated to the shows you want us to talk about, but we can't really talk about. 

Episode 3 of 3 covers Emily in Paris

We're not sure everyone realizes that we met over Instagram during the pandemic, and had never met in real life. That is... not until Virginia flew out to North Carolina to surprise Kara for the Ted Lasso Season 3 premier party she was hosting. Of course, Virginia traveled with her microphone. And also of course, Kara booked them an appointment with a local psychic to hear what the future has in store for the podcast. 

Well... we finally wrap up our Nate-related rants just in time for the Season 3 premier. We close out Season 2 of Pop! On Leadership imagining what the character journeys may look like in the upcoming final season of Ted Lasso.

For Season 3 of Ted Lasso, we will be posting brief weekly-ish reflections via social media. Make sure to follow us on Instagram. We're planning some fun bonus episode content for you all. Once Season 3 is over, we'll get back to our regular format. Thank you to everyone for your support! 

Thanks to social media, there is no shortage of hashtags relating to being a boss. And... also thanks to social media, there is no shortage to backlash to those hashtags and the various flavors of boss-culture they represent. In this episode we explore themes of becoming a boss and/or stepping into one's boss-like qualities. Which we would describe as: embracing the responsibilities of leadership with the right amount of self-confidence

On March 15th, Kara will be hosting a watch party for the Season 3 Premier of Ted Lasso. If you are in the Cary, NC area please join! You can find more info and RSVP here

When Rebecca's father passes away, we get a glimpse into how others deal with the topic of death. Everyone seems to be thinking about loved ones they've lost, how they want to spend their short time on earth, and what it means to say good bye. In this podcast episode we discuss how the sad, scary, and disappointing experiences of our childhood inform who we become as adults -- especially with those challenging moments feel as if they were unacknowledged or unresolved.