José Pires is a cross-industry Excellence and Innovation executive leader and advisor with extensive experience in a variety of industries. In this episode he clearly defines the traits and skills of a collaborative leader. You don’t want to miss this one! It’s packed with research and experienced-based guidance.About the Guest:José Pires serves as cross-industry Excellence and Innovation executive leader and advisor for companies ranging from successful startups to Fortune 50 companies, guiding executives and high-performance teams on the journey to award-winning cultural, business, and digital transformations for value creation. Jose is an advisory board leader and keynote speaker for organizations and global conferences on innovation, operational excellence, leadership development, strategy execution, culture, business and digital transformation, customer engagement, exponential technologies, and growth acceleration.José is an executive Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt who holds a Bachelor in Engineering Physics from the University of Kansas and a Master in Business Administration focused in Investment Banking and Entrepreneurship from the University of San Diego. The best way to reach José is by email, info@excellenceandinnovation.com About the Host:Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results.  Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership LegacyThe Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System CollaborationThe Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and CommunityThe Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results. www.courageofaleader.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/ Call to actionDeclare your leadership purpose, what I like to call a leadership legacy. Here are 2 Resources to support you: More about Your Leadership Legacy https://courageofaleader.com/your-leadership-legacy/ and your Leadership Autobiography https://courageofaleader.com/LeadershipAutobiography/. Thanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to The Courage of a Leader podcast! If you got inspired and/or got valuable leadership techniques you can use from this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have questions or feedback about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcastIf you would like to get automatic updates of new The Courage of a Leader...