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Oct 8, 2021 · 15m · founders-journal

Amazing Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso

Alex Lieberman · 11m spoken Rebecca Welton · 25s spoken Ted Lasso · 21s spoken Nate Shelley · 12s spoken News Anchor · 7s spoken Dani Rojas · 1s spoken Sam Obisanya · 1s spoken Coach Beard · 1s spoken
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In this episode of Founder's Journal, Alex Lieberman analyzes key scenes from season one of Ted Lasso to extract actionable management lessons on managing up, radical candor, intellectual humility, and radical empathy.

How this conversation actually went

Every chapter scored 0–10 on four independent dynamics. Hover any point for the reasoning behind the score. Alex holds 89.8% of the talking time here. How this is scored →

Alex as informed peer 0.0 Guest teaching 0.0 Guest disagreement 1.4 Alex pushing back 0.0
05100:0010:001:24–3:24 · Alex as informed peer 0/10 Inspiration Beyond Media and Show Premise Alex delivers a solo monologue setting up the episode premise of drawing business lessons from outside industries and summarizing the premise of Ted Lasso.3:25–5:36 · Alex as informed peer 0/10 Biscuits with the Boss and Managing Up Alex plays a brief clip where Rebecca mildly resists Ted's 'Biscuits with the Boss' initiative before Alex analyzes the value of managing up in a monologue format.5:37–9:13 · Alex as informed peer 0/10 Empowerment and Direct Feedback Through Nate Alex highlights Nate's direct and biting feedback to AFC Richmond players, using audio clips of Nate bluntly critiquing Sam and Dani before discussing transparent corporate feedback culture.9:14–11:58 · Alex as informed peer 0/10 Nate's Promotion and Merit-Based Leadership Alex monologues on Nate's promotion to assistant coach, drawing parallels to meritocracy and humility in leadership without any interactive debate.11:59–14:19 · Alex as informed peer 0/10 Radical Empathy and Rebecca's Confession Alex analyzes Rebecca's confession of sabotage and Ted's empathetic forgiveness, concluding the episode with personal takeaways on leadership.1:24–3:24 · Guest teaching 0/10 Inspiration Beyond Media and Show Premise Alex delivers a solo monologue setting up the episode premise of drawing business lessons from outside industries and summarizing the premise of Ted Lasso.3:25–5:36 · Guest teaching 0/10 Biscuits with the Boss and Managing Up Alex plays a brief clip where Rebecca mildly resists Ted's 'Biscuits with the Boss' initiative before Alex analyzes the value of managing up in a monologue format.5:37–9:13 · Guest teaching 0/10 Empowerment and Direct Feedback Through Nate Alex highlights Nate's direct and biting feedback to AFC Richmond players, using audio clips of Nate bluntly critiquing Sam and Dani before discussing transparent corporate feedback culture.9:14–11:58 · Guest teaching 0/10 Nate's Promotion and Merit-Based Leadership Alex monologues on Nate's promotion to assistant coach, drawing parallels to meritocracy and humility in leadership without any interactive debate.11:59–14:19 · Guest teaching 0/10 Radical Empathy and Rebecca's Confession Alex analyzes Rebecca's confession of sabotage and Ted's empathetic forgiveness, concluding the episode with personal takeaways on leadership.1:24–3:24 · Guest disagreement 0/10 Inspiration Beyond Media and Show Premise Alex delivers a solo monologue setting up the episode premise of drawing business lessons from outside industries and summarizing the premise of Ted Lasso.3:25–5:36 · Guest disagreement 2/10 Biscuits with the Boss and Managing Up Alex plays a brief clip where Rebecca mildly resists Ted's 'Biscuits with the Boss' initiative before Alex analyzes the value of managing up in a monologue format.5:37–9:13 · Guest disagreement 4/10 Empowerment and Direct Feedback Through Nate Alex highlights Nate's direct and biting feedback to AFC Richmond players, using audio clips of Nate bluntly critiquing Sam and Dani before discussing transparent corporate feedback culture.9:14–11:58 · Guest disagreement 0/10 Nate's Promotion and Merit-Based Leadership Alex monologues on Nate's promotion to assistant coach, drawing parallels to meritocracy and humility in leadership without any interactive debate.11:59–14:19 · Guest disagreement 1/10 Radical Empathy and Rebecca's Confession Alex analyzes Rebecca's confession of sabotage and Ted's empathetic forgiveness, concluding the episode with personal takeaways on leadership.1:24–3:24 · Alex pushing back 0/10 Inspiration Beyond Media and Show Premise Alex delivers a solo monologue setting up the episode premise of drawing business lessons from outside industries and summarizing the premise of Ted Lasso.3:25–5:36 · Alex pushing back 0/10 Biscuits with the Boss and Managing Up Alex plays a brief clip where Rebecca mildly resists Ted's 'Biscuits with the Boss' initiative before Alex analyzes the value of managing up in a monologue format.5:37–9:13 · Alex pushing back 0/10 Empowerment and Direct Feedback Through Nate Alex highlights Nate's direct and biting feedback to AFC Richmond players, using audio clips of Nate bluntly critiquing Sam and Dani before discussing transparent corporate feedback culture.9:14–11:58 · Alex pushing back 0/10 Nate's Promotion and Merit-Based Leadership Alex monologues on Nate's promotion to assistant coach, drawing parallels to meritocracy and humility in leadership without any interactive debate.11:59–14:19 · Alex pushing back 0/10 Radical Empathy and Rebecca's Confession Alex analyzes Rebecca's confession of sabotage and Ted's empathetic forgiveness, concluding the episode with personal takeaways on leadership.

speaking balance: gold is Alex, purple is the guest (3 minute bins)

0:00 · Alex 90.5% · guest 9.5%0:00 · Alex 90.5% · guest 9.5%3:00 · Alex 93.5% · guest 6.5%3:00 · Alex 93.5% · guest 6.5%6:00 · Alex 85.7% · guest 14.3%6:00 · Alex 85.7% · guest 14.3%9:00 · Alex 100% · guest 0%9:00 · Alex 100% · guest 0%12:00 · Alex 78% · guest 22%12:00 · Alex 78% · guest 22%15:00 · Alex 100% · guest 0%15:00 · Alex 100% · guest 0%
Sharpest disagreement ▶ 8:13 Nate roasts Sam and Dani

Nate delivers unfiltered, abrasive feedback directly attacking Sam's indecision and Dani's defensive weaknesses.

 Hardest push from Alex ▶ 3:37 Rebecca rejects the biscuit tradition

Rebecca bluntly attempts to shut down Ted's proposed daily check-in tradition, stating it really isn't necessary.

 Biggest teaching moment ▶ 12:49 Rebecca reveals her sabotage

Rebecca directly exposes the full reality of her hidden sabotage and ulterior motives to Ted.

 Alex holds their own ▶ 8:40 Bridgewater feedback connection

Alex demonstrates analytical expertise by connecting Nate's scene to Ray Dalio's radical transparency practices at Bridgewater.
the scores for every segment, with the reasoning behind each
ChapterTopicAlex as informed peerGuest teachingGuest disagreementAlex pushing backWhy
Inspiration Beyond Media and Show Premise 0000 Alex delivers a solo monologue setting up the episode premise of drawing business lessons from outside industries and summarizing the premise of Ted Lasso.
Biscuits with the Boss and Managing Up 0020 Alex plays a brief clip where Rebecca mildly resists Ted's 'Biscuits with the Boss' initiative before Alex analyzes the value of managing up in a monologue format.
Empowerment and Direct Feedback Through Nate 0040 Alex highlights Nate's direct and biting feedback to AFC Richmond players, using audio clips of Nate bluntly critiquing Sam and Dani before discussing transparent corporate feedback culture.
Nate's Promotion and Merit-Based Leadership 0000 Alex monologues on Nate's promotion to assistant coach, drawing parallels to meritocracy and humility in leadership without any interactive debate.
Radical Empathy and Rebecca's Confession 0010 Alex analyzes Rebecca's confession of sabotage and Ted's empathetic forgiveness, concluding the episode with personal takeaways on leadership.

Statements from this episode (2)

Insight
Lieberman draws Morning Brew's playbook from gaming and low-margin industries.
“One of my favorite ways to build a media company is to look outside of media for inspiration. When thinking about how can we surprise and delight our readers at Morning Brew, I would look to the gaming industry. When thinking about how can we run our business …”
Alex Lieberman Oct 8, 2021 ▶ 1:24
Insight
Lieberman advises managers to abandon the compliment sandwich for direct feedback.
“Don't beat around the bush. Don't deliver a compliment sandwich where you give compliment, feedback, compliment. Be honest and be specific about how someone can improve. It is the best way for you to see results, and it is the best way for team members to be g…”
Alex Lieberman Oct 8, 2021 ▶ 7:46
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