Episode #9
Mae Rides the Bus | S4 E9
S4E9: Mae Rides the Bus — Sometimes You Have to Think Again Two matches left. One win needed for promotion. And the Lady Greyhounds are struggling. Six weeks after Gemma's injury, Richmond hasn't figured out how to replace her offense. But in Season 4, Episode 9 — “Mae Rides the Bus” — the answer isn't necessarily working harder or completely reinventing themselves. Sometimes you just need to think again. Boots has to reconsider the gloves. Gemma has to reconsider playing through pain. Alice has to reconsider Shannon. And Shannon? She may need to stop thinking altogether. This week on the Lead It Like Lasso Podcast , we dig into: Why great leaders help people learn to rethink their assumptions Adam Grant's Think Again and why coming at people head-on rarely creates real change How Boots adapts without losing what makes her special Why changing a behavior doesn't necessarily mean changing your identity “What brings no benefit to the bee brings no benefit to the hive” The difference between grit and burnout Why overthinking can turn something automatic into something mechanical Golf, pickleball, the yips and the power of flow Why coaching sometimes means removing interference rather than adding another instruction How small adaptations can create enormous results Why great teamwork doesn't require everyone to be the same How our differences can become a competitive advantage And then there's Mae. Ted brings her on the team bus to Bristol and eventually gives her the floor before the biggest match of the Lady Greyhounds' season. Mae isn't a coach. She's not a player. She's not a sports psychologist. She's a fan. But she remembers something everyone else needs to hear. She remembers why this matters. Mae grew up wanting to be a footballer during a time when women weren't allowed to play. Now she's standing in front of a locker room full of women preparing to earn promotion. She doesn't need a title to lead them. She just needs her story. We talk about leading from anywhere , why institutional memory matters, and the legacy Mae leaves behind. Because sometimes when a team gets buried in tactics, metrics and pressure, they don't need another strategy. They need someone who remembers why they're there. We also dig into Keeley's pregnancy and why happiness and anxiety aren't contradictions. Keeley is thrilled and terrified, which leads to a broader conversation about our desire for certainty. Parenting. Leadership. Starting a company. Taking a new job. Coaching a team. Sometimes anxiety doesn't mean you're unprepared. Sometimes it means you care. And then there's the football. Boots finally puts on the gloves. Shannon finally gets out of her head. The twins' almost supernatural connection becomes an actual strategy. Gemma listens to her body. Richmond comes back from 2-0 down and earns promotion to the Super League. Roy Kent recreates the entire match using Keeley's makeup. And Keeley whispers some enormous news in Roy's ear: “That's the best fucking thing I've ever heard in my life.” But the celebration doesn't last long. We learn the mysterious investor trying to gain control of AFC Richmond isn't Rupert. It's Zelda. And Mae collapses in the stands. So we finish with our predictions for the finale. What does Zelda really want? Will the Milk Sisters sell? Could Mae's shares become the key to saving Rebecca's control of Richmond? Could Mae's ownership pass to Baz, Jeremy and Paul? What happens with Roy's unsigned contract now that Keeley is pregnant? Is Alice being prepared to take over the Lady Greyhounds? And was Henry's comment about Ted missing another one of his matches more important than it seemed? Oh... and apparently Beard really did get hair plugs. We were right about that too. Stay curious. Stay kind. And always keep leading it like Lasso.
