Are our lives really built on the choices we make? And if they are, how can we be sure we’re making the right ones? 

Episode 5 of “Ted Lasso” lets us dig into some meaty themes – such as the connection between agency and choice, toxic masculinity, being vulnerable in relationships and the importance of change.

Jeff also tells a story about the time he was mansplained in Portugal, and Dimple overanalyzes the titles of “Ted Lasso” episodes.

We also discuss the strength of the show’s female friendships, the power of reframing our challenges and focusing on gratitude. 

“Even that concept of believe - we have a choice. We have a choice to believe in ourselves, to believe that we can do something. We have a choice to find the courage to take those difficult decisions. At the end of the day we can just sit back and hope for the best. But I think a lot of what I felt coming out of this was how much choice we have in a given moment.” - Dimple 

In this episode

01:31 - Last week’s lessons

03:34 - The concept of manifestation

05:54 - Taking accountability for ourselves

09:03 - Dimple’s interpretation of “Tan Lines”

13:30 - Relationships as one of the episode’s themes

14:21 - Ted’s first big monologue

21:56 - Ted and the “believe” sign

26:46 - Jeff on being in a relationship where you’re walking on eggshells

28:24 - How the show’s soundtrack makes the episode more powerful

35:51 - The groomzilla and the bridezilla

40:42 - Toxic leaders and toxic people in the workplace

46:06 - Women supporting women

54:12 - Reframing with gratitude

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Learn More About Dimple Dhabalia 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimpledhabalia/

Why Radically Human Leadership Is More Important Than Ever 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/why-radically-human-leadership-is-more-important-than-ever

4 Steps to Creating A Human-Centered Organization

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/004-4-steps-to-creating-a-human-centered-organization

Learn More About Jeff Harry 

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

https://twitter.com/jeffharryplays

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/

https://www.youtube.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffharryplays

Building Psychological Safety At Work

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/building-psychological-safety

Solve Your Problem With Play

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/coaching

Jeff’s Positive Psychology Playlist

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/playlist

Why does it feel so scary to be vulnerable – especially with our friends? And why do we always have to be accountable for our actions?

Those are the questions we answer today as we explore this episode’s themes – including why being kind to one another starts with being kind to ourselves, and the importance of courageous communication.

Jeff also explains his theory of kindness and how to deal with different kinds of a-holes at work, while Dimple discusses her issues with political correctness and the difference between being right and being happy.

“The reason why so many of us can be mean to others is because we've been beating ourselves up for so long.” – Jeff

In this episode

(4:29) Kindness can be challenging

(5:45) Dimple’s take on self-kindness

(7:24) The episode’s theme: Being available for friends, and vulnerability

(10:02) Analyzing Rebecca’s character

(13:10) Effects of toxic people and relationships

(15:28) Power dynamics  

(19:12) Feeling righteous and justified

(23:25) Painting yourself as the “hero” of the story you tell

(25:08) Courage and honesty is key in difficult conversations

(27:48) The fine line with friendships 

(28:19) Befriending colleagues

(30:38) Two-faced workmates

(31:24) Political correctness 

(35:56) Taking accountability for what you do

(38:37) Sorry, can’t make a change 

(46:08) “Don’t let the wisdom of age be wasted on you.”

“We can do whatever we want but we have to do so with integrity and be accountable to ourselves and to people around us.” – Dimple

Resources & Links

Mentioned in Today’s Episode

Jeff Harry’s Dealing With A-Holes At Work

https://jeffharryplays.medium.com/how-to-deal-with-a-holes-at-work-through-play-a6d52ad312eb

Musician Cam Cole

https://www.camcole.com/

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Learn More About Dimple Dhabalia 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/

https://twitter.com/dimpstory

https://www.instagram.com/dimpstory/

https://www.facebook.com/dimpledhabalia

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimpledhabalia/

Why Radically Human Leadership Is More Important Than Ever 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/why-radically-human-leadership-is-more-important-than-ever

4 Steps to Creating A Human-Centered Organization

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/004-4-steps-to-creating-a-human-centered-organization

Learn More About Jeff Harry 

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

https://twitter.com/jeffharryplays

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/

https://www.youtube.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffharryplays

Building Psychological Safety At Work

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/building-psychological-safety

Solve Your Problem With Play

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/coaching

Jeff’s Positive Psychology Playlist

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/playlist

“The leader doesn’t always need to be in the trenches. But that leader needs to know what it’s like being in the trenches. The leader needs to know that they are not above it. ” – Jeff

What does it take to be a leader? What’s the connection between leadership and kindness? And what does psychological safety have to do with it?

This week we dive into those questions as we explore the themes of Episode 3, including leadership, psychological safety, kindness, and bullying.

Join us for the conversation and share some laughs as Jeff dishes about his 24-hour date and notices an homage to “Ratatouille,” while Dimple shares the story behind her fear of soccer balls.

“Do our actions actually represent our values? If they’re not, what are you doing to actually change that?” – Jeff

In this episode

(1:15) Jeff being a panda on his 24-hour date 

(7:22) Dimple as a goldfish

(10:05) 90-second feeling

(13:30) Taking Nate the great’s idea

(14:49) Ted’s leadership style

(15:11) What is psychological safety?

(22:04) Rebecca’s leadership style

(25:20) Rebecca and Keeley’s blossoming friendship

(27:34) Ted and Trent’s game

(32:55) Books in Ted Lasso

(39:49) The power of follow-through

(47:08) It’s the small gestures 

(51:08) Dimple and Jeff’s takeaways

Resources & Links

#WWTLD 

Dateable Podcast - https://www.dateablepodcast.com/ 

Mindful Performance Enhancement, Awareness, and Knowledge (mPEAK) - https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/mpeak 

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Why Radically Human Leadership Is More Important Than Ever 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/why-radically-human-leadership-is-more-important-than-ever

4 Steps to Creating A Human-Centered Organization

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/004-4-steps-to-creating-a-human-centered-organization

Learn More About Jeff Harry 

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

https://twitter.com/jeffharryplays

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/

https://www.youtube.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffharryplays

Building Psychological Safety At Work

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/building-psychological-safety

Solve Your Problem With Play

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/coaching

Jeff’s Positive Psychology Playlist

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/playlist

Are you a lion or a panda?

It seems like a silly question – but in today’s episode, we realize the answer may actually teach us a lot about ourselves.

“There’s constant opportunities of attunement or opportunities for people to play, and then there’s a lot of times the people that don’t wanna play are the ones that are most miserable.” - Jeff

In this episode, we debate the virtues of panda vs. lion, recall the fond days of trapper keepers, and Dimple explains the concept of Bird by Bird to Jeff.

Episode 2 also dives into the themes of psychological safety, human-centered leadership, the importance of play and how curiosity and empathy work together.

“Every single moment we have is a new moment. Everyday is a new day of school.” 

- Dimple

In This Episode

[02:09] Jeff’s practice of the idea of attunement

[05:28] The panda or lion debate

[06:36] Human-centered leadership based in empathy

[09:41] Treating everyday like it’s the first day of school

[12:26] Have you ever won an argument?

[14:19] Psychological safety between Ted and Sam

[18:00] Providing people the opportunity to be themselves

[19:19] Are you a lion or a panda?

[21:38] Watching the “Ted Lasso” series with closed captioning

[24:48] The importance of a follow-through as a leader

[27:52] The anonymous suggestion box

[36:00] A healthy type of culture at work

[41:18] The importance of patience and gestures

[43:32] The “Bird By Bird” metaphor

[47:08] What we learned from S1E2 of “Ted Lasso”

Resources & Links

We’d love to hear from you! #WWTLD 

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Learn More About Dimple Dhabalia 

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https://twitter.com/dimpstory

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https://www.facebook.com/dimpledhabalia

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimpledhabalia/

Why Radically Human Leadership Is More Important Than Ever 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/why-radically-human-leadership-is-more-important-than-ever

4 Steps to Creating A Human-Centered Organization

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/004-4-steps-to-creating-a-human-centered-organization

Learn More About Jeff Harry 

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

https://twitter.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.instagram.com/jeffharryplays/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/

https://www.youtube.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffharryplays

Building Psychological Safety At Work

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/building-psychological-safety

Solve Your Problem With Play

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/coaching

Jeff’s Positive Psychology Playlist

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/playlist

In the pilot episode of this podcast, we dig into the pilot episode of the “Ted Lasso” series. What is “The Lasso Way,” how does it apply to the real world – and how can we use it to live happier, more positive lives?

“This ability to kind of let things roll off your back a little bit more and not take them seriously, I guess, have that faith that they’re gonna come around, like it’s gonna be okay.” - Dimple

As a pair of diehard Ted Heads (who just happen to have backgrounds in leadership and positive psychology), we love Ted’s flexible, supportive leadership style. 

In this episode we explore “The Lasso Way” and dive into various themes including the virtue of being uncomfortable, toxic positivity, connecting through kindness and a whole lot more.

“You’re gonna come across a lot of people who just aren’t gonna see things the way that you do.” - Dimple

In This Episode:

[02:15] If you’re comfortable doing something, you’re probably doing it wrong

[04:42] Introducing “The Lasso Way”

[06:40] “Other people matter” mentality

[09:40] Ted Lasso and Coach Beard’s chemistry

[18:13] Jason Sudeikis’ SNL stint

[20:17] Not everything is about you

[24:19] The importance of connecting to people, especially during the pandemic

[29:52] Making an impact on other people’s lives through kindness

[34:04] Ted Lasso and the idea of toxic positivity

[43:59] How the word “believe” resonates with us

[46:48] “What Would Ted Lasso Do?” lessons to put into practice

Resources & Links:

We’d love to hear from you! #WWTLD 

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Learn More About Dimple Dhabalia 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/

https://twitter.com/dimpstory

https://www.instagram.com/dimpstory/

https://www.facebook.com/dimpledhabalia

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimpledhabalia/

Why Radically Human Leadership Is More Important Than Ever 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/why-radically-human-leadership-is-more-important-than-ever

4 Steps to Creating A Human-Centered Organization

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/004-4-steps-to-creating-a-human-centered-organization

Learn More About Jeff Harry:

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

https://twitter.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.instagram.com/jeffharryplays/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/

https://www.youtube.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffharryplays

Building Psychological Safety At Work

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/building-psychological-safety

Solve Your Problem With Play

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/coaching

Jeff’s Positive Psychology Playlist

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/playlist

Welcome to “What Would Ted Lasso Do?” We’re Dimple Dhabalia and Jeff Harry, two certified Ted Heads and podcast newbies exploring real-world lessons in leadership and positive psychology through Apple TV+’s sports-comedy-drama series “Ted Lasso.”

Apart from our mutual love of all things Ted, we both also have backgrounds in leadership and positive psychology – so we figured it only made sense to find a way to combine the two!

In our inaugural episode, we share a little about ourselves and talk about how we came up with the idea of starting this podcast. We also examine the lessons “Ted Lasso” imparts and how they relate to the real world. 

Join us as we try to answer…what would Ted Lasso do?

“There are leaders at every level, but there’s so much that we can learn in terms of different types of leadership and how people show up.” - Dimple

In This Episode

[01:43] How did we come up with the idea of starting a podcast?

[02:33] When and how were we introduced to the “Ted Lasso” series

[05:41] Ted Lasso and positive psychology

[09:08] Breaking down our first “Ted Lasso” episode

[11:39] Jeff background

[12:35] Dimple’s background

[14:46] Asking “What would Ted Lasso do?” in our everyday lives

Resources & Links

We’d love to hear from you! #WWTLD 

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https://twitter.com/wwtldpodcast/

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Learn More About Dimple Dhabalia 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/

https://twitter.com/dimpstory

https://www.instagram.com/dimpstory/

https://www.facebook.com/dimpledhabalia

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimpledhabalia/

Why Radically Human Leadership Is More Important Than Ever 

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/why-radically-human-leadership-is-more-important-than-ever

4 Steps to Creating A Human-Centered Organization

https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/blog/004-4-steps-to-creating-a-human-centered-organization

Learn More About Jeff Harry 

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

https://twitter.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.instagram.com/jeffharryplays/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/

https://www.youtube.com/jeffharryplays

https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffharryplays

Building Psychological Safety At Work

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/building-psychological-safety

Solve Your Problem With Play

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/coaching

Jeff’s Positive Psychology Playlist

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/playlist

What would Ted Lasso Do? We have been asking ourselves this question to get us through the day, to get us through this past year, and to help us navigate the surreal time in which we live. In this podcast, not only do we geek out on Ted Lasso, but we do it through the lens of positive psychology and leadership. Some may see this as just a show, but we have found life-altering lessons in each episode and break them down so you don’t have to. So, whether you’re a diehard TedHead, new to the fandom, fascinated with the world of Positive Psychology, or just want to be a better leader, come along on this rollercoaster journey with us. Together, we can begin to learn what it actually means to BELIEVE.