I See You! with Erin Diehl — A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team Through Radical Empathy

Erin Diehl is a Business Improv Edutainer, Failfluencer, and Keynote Speaker. 

She created improve it!: a unique professional development company that uses improvisational comedy and experiential learning to sharpen leaders and teams so they can thrive in ever-changing environments, and do it with a whole lot of laughs along the way. Having spoken on global stages with companies, including Amazon, LinkedIn, McKesson, and the Obama Foundation, Erin has an energy and message to share with the world that creates lasting ripple effects for change. 

Her book, I See You! A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team Through Radical Empathy, is an Amazon bestseller and Top New Release. 

We discuss:
  • What leaders are struggling with
  • The book is for people – leaders and otherwise – who put others first. It is designed to make sure YOU are taken care of first
  • Risk factors of putting others first
  • What is radical empathy?
  • Why humor is important
  • The qualities of a leader who influences people
  • Use your core values to attract and retain top talent
  • Erin hosts The improve it! Podcast
  • Free resource: https://mailchi.mp/learntoimproveit/book-club-checklist 
Learn more about Erin’s book, I See You!, and her work www.learntoimproveit.com and www.itserindiehl.com

About today’s guest
Erin “Big” Diehl is a Business Improv Edutainer, Failfluencer, and Keynote Speaker. Through a series of unrelated dares, Erin created improve it!: a unique professional development company that uses improvisational comedy and experiential learning to sharpen leaders and teams so they can thrive in ever-changing environments, and do it with a whole lot of laughs along the way.

Having spoken on global stages with companies, including Amazon, LinkedIn, McKesson, and the Obama Foundation, Erin has an energy and message to share with the world that creates lasting ripple effects for change. As a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program and member of The Chicago Innovation Awards Women’s Cohort, Erin is a living testament to the power of life-long learning, and how working to understand ourselves helps others to do so, too. Erin is the proud host of a Top 1% Global Podcast, The improve it! Podcast, which you can find anywhere you listen to pods! 

About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossromano 

I also host Sideline Sessions, a podcast for coaches and parents of student-athletes. The show features conversations with coaches and performance experts in the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Olympics, and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Rp0QGt 



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Creators and Guests

Ross Romano
Host
Ross Romano
Co-founder of Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. Strategist, consultant, and performance coach.
Erin Diehl
Guest
Erin Diehl
Erin Diehl ◗ Keynote Speaker, Podcast Host, Author
I See You! with Erin Diehl — A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team Through Radical Empathy