Come on, coach

I can't tell you how happy it has made me to see this smiling, moustachioed chap back on my small screen. Well, I can, probably, and it's a lot happy!

Last week, Apple TV released Season 3 of Ted Lasso. A series that is ostensibly about a coach out of water that is smart, funny and very human - but there is a whole lot more to this lovely ensemble piece.

And while I could chat about so many aspects of this show and how it relates to the workplace, one of the things that struck me at the end of the previous season was the balance of talents in the coaching squad.

The Richmond Football Club, working to be promoted back into the Premier League, had four coaches roughly covering four different thinking styles, like those described in the Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI).

There was Nate the Great, who was the strategist, able to envision the plays. [Yellow]

There was Coach Beard, who was logical and analytical, always reading up and studying the facts. [Blue]

There was Roy Kent, whose practical understanding of the game gave him invaluable insights into the skills needed on the field. [Green]

And there was Ted, who is as people-focused as you get. Always looking after the best interests of the players as human beings. [Red]

Each of these characters have their strengths and their limitations. But together, it works.

Now, one member of the coaching team is gone. I can't wait to see how this will play out in the new season.

We all have our strengths, and when we get a diverse combination of those working well together, then we could

"do something that no one believes we could ever do. Win the whole f**kin’ thing.”

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