Reinventing the Leader: How to Change Yourself to Change Your Company - Hardcover

by Gui Loureiro (Author), Carlos E. Marin (Author)

An inspiring, practical book by Gui Loureiro, Regional CEO overseeing Walmex, Walmart Canada, and Walmart Chile, and his executive leadership coach Carlos Marin that shows how even the most successful leaders must be open to personal change in order to transform their company.

In the midst of a successful year, visionary CEO Gui Loureiro decided that Walmex--Walmart's biggest division outside of the United States--needed to make massive changes to make the iconic company a more data-driven, customer-centric business that would be competitive in our digital economy. The stakes were high: no company the size of Walmex had ever attempted a transformation at such a magnitude of scale.

Reinventing the Leader is the turbulent story of how it happened that's especially relevant in this age of globalization. Gui learns from Carlos that to change the company he must first transform his own leadership style. Written from the dual perspectives of a CEO and his leadership coach, this candid book provides an insightful blueprint for any organization's success. Readers will learn:

The importance of connecting a transformation to a meaningful purpose How any change brings risk but the biggest risk is not to change The three crucial questions to ask team members to discern if they're ready to contribute to a transformation The need to tell the story of how the business impacts customers and customers impact the business Why it's necessary to listen attentively and embrace change independently of how successful you are.

Today's leaders are expected to inspire by sharing a vision based on purpose, not just profits. Loureiro and Marin's enlightening account of self-discovery and business reinvention defines a fresh new approach to leadership for the future.

Author Biography

Guilherme Loureiro is the regional CEO of Walmart for Canada, Central America, Chile and Mexico, and the newly appointed chairman of the board of Walmex. He leads an operation with a presence in eight countries: Canada, Chile Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Gui joined Walmart in 2012 and led Walmart Brazil as CEO from September 2013 until January 2016 when he became CEO for Walmex. Before Walmart, he worked for more than 20 years at Unilever. Guilherme has a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getulio Vargas University in São Paulo, where he earned his master's and doctorate degrees, and he attended The General Management Program (TGMP) at Harvard Business School. Gui is a speaker who has given talks about transformation at Microsoft Mexico, Honeywell Latin America, and Nestlé Mexico.

Carlos Marin is a highly regarded executive leadership coach. He specializes in helping executive leaders achieve and verify positive changes in their leadership behavior. His work has benefited executives in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, banking and financial services, biotechnology, communications, consumer products, hospitality and entertainment, manufacturing, management consulting, pharmaceuticals, and technology and utilities. Carlos has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Olivet and master's degrees in educational psychology and guidance counseling from Michigan State University.