Jose’s impressive, two-decade long career includes learning and development executive positions at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman. Most recently, Jose led the learning and development effort at Barnes & Noble, America’s Bookstore, spanning over 23,000 book sellers across the country. In addition to his professional experience across all business sectors, Jose holds a Bachelor of Arts in industrial-organizational psychology from the City University of New York, and is certified in MBTI, SLII, 360 and HOGAN assessment.

As the SVP of Learning Development and Diversity, Jose creates and leads Forrest Solutions’ world class learning and development program that is the backbone of the company’s market leading Workplace Experience (WPX) service as well as the company’s impactful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program.

Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation LLC, a positioning and business strategy firm, which helps organizations and thought leaders differentiate by using, what he calls, a Big Sexy Idea®.

The ideas Mark and his clients have created are known worldwide by hundreds of millions of people.

Mark has consulted to some of the world’s most prominent companies and individuals, including CEOs of major brands, like Popeye’s; the former head of Strategy at the Harvard Business School; and thought leaders, such as Simon Sinek of “Start with Why” fame.

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In this illuminating episode of the Trusted Leadership Podcast, bestselling author Bob Tiede reveals how the simple act of asking questions can transform your leadership effectiveness. A self-described "former benevolent dictator," Bob shares powerful stories of leaders who increased engagement and performance by simply asking for input - including a naval commander who took his ship from lowest to highest morale in just 18 months through the power of questions. Discover why William Marriott considers "What do you think?" the four most important words in the English language, and learn practical techniques to draw out your team's best ideas while making them feel genuinely valued. This conversation offers a paradigm shift that could make you "ten times more effective" as a leader in today's complex world.

Bob Tiede (pronounced “Tee-Dee”) has been on the staff of Cru (formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ) for 54 years – serving 8 years in Cru Campus and then 24 years as the CEO of Josh McDowell Ministry – a Division of Cru. And Now 22 years on the U.S. Leadership Development Team – developing the next generation of leaders for Cru. Bob’s blog LeadingWithQuestions.com is now in its 12th year and followed by leaders in over 200 countries. Bob has written 6 very popular books, including “Great Leaders Ask Question – a Fortune 100 List” and “Now That’s a Great Question” and his newest book is the 3rd Edition of “LEADING WITH QUESTIONS” which has been Amazon’s #1 Best Seller in the category of Business communication! Bob’s mission is to help leaders everywhere multiply their leadership effectiveness X10 by moving from “Let Me Tell You!” to “Let Me Ask You!” Bob has been married to Sherry for 55 years is the proud Dad of 4 adult children – all married and 9 incredible Grandchildren – all who love to ask their “Papa Bob” questions!

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https://leadingwithquestions.com/books/