Eu já tinha ouvido falar que a série Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) era muito legal, que já ganhou diversos Emmys, Globo de Ouro, TCAs etc. Mas vi que era sobre “um time de futebol”, e eu só curto futebol na Copa do Mundo, então não considerei assistir. Maaaas… minha filha amou, e fiquei curiosa! Resultado: adorei, e cá estou eu listando as lições de liderança aprendidas com o coach Ted Lasso. E como esta coluna é também para você treinar seu inglês, as lições estão em inglês, com um pequeno glossário abaixo de cada lição.
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Spoiler Alert!
Se você ainda não assistiu e não quer spoiler, melhor ver a série antes de ler este artigo. E se você assistiu a série, mas ainda não tem inglês de nível intermediário ou avançado, leia até o fim – certamente você vai relacionar palavras ao que sabe da série, e assim a compreensão geral acontece. É um ótimo exercício ler sem se preocupar com a definição de cada palavra.
Bora começar?
Lasso, a coach of college-level American football, is unexpectedly recruited to lead an English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience in the sport.
O que me chama a atenção de cara é que o Ted Lasso não sabe nada de futebol. Como ser um líder assim, meu Deus? Realmente eu entendo que só dá certo quando se tem – e se nutre – uma combinação de fatores, que estão embutidos nestas lições.
LESSON 1
Courage is about being willing to try
Ted is a great role model for “willingness to try” new things. He experiments with players changing positions, with new tactics, and with new coaches on his staff.
WILLINGNESS:
the quality of being happy to do something if it is needed – disposição, boa vontade
LESSON 2
Be open! Good ideas come from anywhere
He lets the person in charge of washing the jerseys make suggestions on tactics… that guy ultimately becomes a coach on his staff.
TO BE IN CHARGE OF
responsible for – responsável por
ULTIMATELY
used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation – no final das contas
LESSON 3
Pay attention to the details
On multiple occasions, Ted demonstrates attention to detail. Be it specific
things he remembers about people, how meticulous he is in designing the
locker room, or the sweets he bakes for his boss.
LOCKER ROOM
a room with lockers where people can keep clothes and other things, especially
while taking part in a sport – vestiário
LESSON 4
Move forward from mistakes Being courageous
Ted makes several mistakes, but he moves forward. He also
moves forward when others make mistakes. He does not spend a lot of time
thinking about the past… instead he chooses to live and act in the present.
INSTEAD
in place of someone or something else – em vez disso
LESSON 5
Take vulnerability as a strength not a weakness
Brené Brown talks about this concept a lot. Ted Lasso lives vulnerability… although in some occasions he hides the things that hurt him the most, which results in him not being the best version of himself.
STRENGTH
the ability of sth to support sth or withstand pressure without breaking – força
LESSON 6
Tell the truth to those you lead
Other than his personal issues, Ted is very frank about the context the team is in. He is frank about his own shortcomings and about what the team can do better. Despite his discomfort, he still finds the courage to have the crucial conversations anyway, because he knows they will improve the individual and serve the culture of the team.
SHORTCOMINGS
a failing or fault – defeito
LESSON 7
Know your purpose
Ted realizes that nothing drives him more than the ability to develop his young players and help them a) become a great team and b) become grown and responsible men.
TO DRIVE SOMEONE (in this context)
to make somebody work hard to achieve something – motivar
LESSON 8
Nobody is bigger than the team
Coaching a team of high performers will likely mean managing large egos and resolving personality conflicts. Lasso tirelessly communicates his message that the team comes first, no matter your talent or superstar status. This is probably why the head coach is called the manager in English football.
TIRELESSLY
in an energetic and continuous way – incansavelmente
SOURCE:
https://www.agile-academy.com/en/agile-leader/leadership-lessons-from-ted-lasso/
https://thedailycoach.substack.com/p/the-lasso-way
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