Episode 89: Want to Be A More Vulnerable Leader? How Power Skill Training Using Improvisational Comedy Can Help with Ed Molitor
Are you looking to grow to be a more vulnerable leader?
If so, today's episode is for you. Today, Erin and Ed Molitor talk about how using power skill training + improvisational comedy can help.
In the last 29 years, Ed has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. Having executed, led, and produced in three incredibly competitive industries; college coaching, financial, and recruiting…. From working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M, DePaul NIU, and Lewis University to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a purposeful, positive, energetic, and refreshing experience to unlock their true potential.
In 2016, Ed launched his company, The Molitor Group, to reach and add value to a larger sphere of ambitious individuals, teams, and organizations. Through The Molitor Group, Ed has guided all types of leaders to achieve success. From entrepreneurs and executives to teams and companies, The Molitor Group specializes in empowering individuals and groups to achieve at the next level. Through Leadership Performance training, executive coaching, and keynote speaking, Ed’s goal is to supply people and organizations with the necessary tools to close the performance gap and move forward from where they are now to where they want to be.
In today’s episode, we're discussing:
If you are a leader who wants to lead with empathy, who wants to show up and get to know what drives your team, what motivates them and how you can help them get there using power skill training and improvisational comedy
Ed’s experience with the improve it! training process
How improv can help you increase your vulnerability and your empathy as a leader, and how it'll affect the way you show up for your team
Grab your notebook, this one has some juicy nuggets! Enjoy and don’t forget to leave us a review!
Show Links:
Connect with Ed Molitor:
Website: www.themolitorgroup.com
Podcast: theathleticsofbusiness.com
Connect with Erin Diehl:
Erin Diehl is the founder and Chief “Yes, And” officer of improve it! and host of the improve it! Podcast. She’s a performer, facilitator and professional risk-taker who lives by the mantra, “get comfortable with the uncomfortable.” Through a series of unrelated dares, Erin has created improve it!, a unique professional development company that pushes others to laugh, learn and grow. Her work with clients such as United Airlines, PepsiCo, Groupon, Deloitte, Motorola, Walgreens, and The Obama Foundation earned her the 2014 Chicago RedEye Big Idea Award and has nominated her for the 2015-2019 Chicago Innovations Award.
This graduate from Clemson University is a former experiential marketing and recruiting professional as well as a veteran improviser from the top improvisational training programs in Chicago, including The Second City, i.O. Theater, and The Annoyance Theatre.
When she is not playing pretend or facilitating, she enjoys running and beach dates with her husband and son, and their eight-pound toy poodle, BIGG Diehl.
You can follow the failed it! podcast on Instagram @learntoimproveit and facebook, and you can follow Erin personally on Instagram @keepinitrealdiehl here. You can also check out improve it! and how we can help your organization at www.learntoimproveit.com. We can’t wait to connect with you online!
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Episode 89 Transcription