How to Create a Culture Worth Fighting For
You will often hear me talk about how to create a culture worth fighting for and why it is so important. Culture will help you attract and retain top talent while getting the most out of everyone. This can be tricky to sustain. Yes, your culture is built on trust,...
How to Simplify the Complicated
John Madden was an American football coach and sports commentator in the NFL. Both on the field and in the booth, Coach Madden possessed an uncanny ability to simplify the complicated. He was a winner in every sense of the word. At just 33, Madden became the head...
Why Being Intentional is Important for Leadership Development
A while ago I was flying home from San Francisco after working with an amazing client in the bio-pharma industry as I reflected on why being intentional is important for leadership development. As I sat on the plane, I thought about the conversations that preceded and...
What Exceptional Leaders Have in Common
A while ago I had three recording sessions lined up for The Athletics of Business Podcast with three first-time guests who absolutely blew me out of the water. I was honored to have them in the show and amazed by what these exceptional leaders have in common. Here’s...
Lessons from NCAA Coach Griff Aldrich – There Has to Be Another Level
The weeks of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball tournaments and then the Masters are one of my favorite times of the year. Sure, I love the obvious. The upsets, seeing my Creighton Blue Jays make a run, games on all day, and let’s not forget Chuck, Ernie,...
Setting High Expectations for Yourself
High-impact coaching leaders and elite performers have high internal benchmarks. They focus on setting high expectations and then go to work trying to exceed them. You will find that some folks will have a harder time setting expectations for themselves than others...
The Power of Expectations
Something that is often overlooked and I intentionally work with my clients is the power of expectations. I think it is safe to say that after living through the pandemic, we have come to realize we are playing by a new set of rules, yet our main objective is the...
Extraordinary Does Not Mean Complex
As a college basketball coach, I often had a lot of information to share with our players and usually not a lot of time to do so. Academic information, practice, workouts, conditioning, travel plans, community service commitments, and a whole lot more. Short, to the...
Put Your Name on It
I keep going back to the picture you see of my daughter Maddie because my entire message is in there. It is a message that has resonated with all of my clients as they share similar struggles. To say I love this picture would be a massive understatement. The irony of...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.
