How Leaders Motivate Employees: Team Inspiration Done Right
How leaders motivate employees is a topic that comes up repeatedly in conversations with leaders. I want to be honest with you in this blog post and lay out how I firmly believe excellent leaders can get the most from their team. The bottom line is this; people want...
How to Show Positive Leadership
Positive energy is one of the keys to naturally achieving massive success while sustaining success individually and collectively. When I talk about positive energy, I’m not talking about the high bounce-off-the-walls energy — the type of positive energy I am...
A Can Do Attitude at Work
The idea that we don’t just go through adversity; we grow through adversity has become a way of life for me. It’s the sense that we need to know where our focus is and hone right in on it to access the hidden opportunities. Are you weak because things affect you...
How to Develop a Champion Mindset
Nobody becomes a champion by accident. We all need mentoring and guidance to help get us there, whether we’re part of a winning sports team or a high-level organization. I also want to talk about why consistency is so essential in learning how to develop a champion...
How Champions Think
I want to share some of the insights I have received from leaders in the sports world and the business world. I have had some amazing guests on The Athletics of Business podcast, and I’d like to distill some of that valuable information today as I tell you about how...
What Does Being Vulnerable Mean?
Vulnerability is a desirable trait in leaders during times of chaos and crisis. But what does being vulnerable mean and how can showing vulnerability be an asset for your team? In the past, leaders have strived to demonstrate strength and infallibility and avoid...
Vulnerability in the Workplace
Working on and expressing vulnerability in the workplace can be challenging for leaders, and doing it successfully hinges on keeping channels of communication open. In whole-company meetings or one to one, you need to maintain your calm and let the information and...
Why is Vulnerability Important in Leadership?
As a college basketball coach, I learned to get to know people and be genuine, and those skills have also empowered me in the business world. The way people treat you is indeed a direct reflection of your character, but I also learned something far more valuable. It...
How to Express Vulnerability
Here’s the hard truth: the leaders who, up until now, have just paid lip service to their company’s values and culture are going to struggle through a crisis. In contrast, those who genuinely believe in and exemplify their organization’s values are much more prepared...About Ed Molitor
Throughout his professional career the words coaching and leadership have been synonymous with the positions Ed has held.
His leadership skills, traits and behaviors are the reasons he has realized such great success as a college basketball coach, Chicago mortgage broker, motivational speaker who talked about the invaluable life lessons provided in competitive athletics and as VP of Operations for a successful recruiting firm.
