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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.

Despite the billions of dollars invested every year into leadership development, leaders aren’t collectively becoming more successful. Existing tools like assessments, models, and styles have proven largely inadequate in equipping leaders for today’s age of work. For leaders to succeed in a landscape more unpredictable than ever, they need a new perspective and a brand-new set of skills that center around what is missing in the models and existing tools: flexibility.

Your company’s power is defined by those employees who Buy in, feel Included, have Trust, and are Engaged—those who have BITE. The health of your organization ultimately comes from the net energy of your people, as measured by this “BITE Index.” In this guide, seasoned CEO and expert consultant Walt Brown shares his groundbreaking seven-question survey to definitively measure your company’s BITE . . . and how to turn those questions into seven promises to create an environment where employees thrive and contribute to your company’s success.

From the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to the boardrooms of Nike, Walmart, and Microsoft, Blayne Smith and Brandon Young have consistently built tightly-knit, high-performing teams that persevere and win. Join the Army Rangers on the peaks of the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan and the Green Berets at Firebase Anaconda to gain key insights for leading teams through uncertainty and the understanding that perseverance is what’s most required for today’s complex world.

From iconic entertainers like Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, and Sylvester Stallone to innovators like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, the world of music and business has always thrived on independence and creativity. Now, this same spirit is transforming the workforce. Free Birds Revolution is your guide to navigating this seismic shift. Packed with stories from pop culture and entrepreneurial icons, Everson reveals how the independent workforce is reshaping the future of work.

For more than 25 years, organizational psychologist and management consultant Dr. Tim Irwin has worked with thousands of leaders in well-known global companies. He knows most leaders work for recognition and advancement and they want more challenge and responsibility. He's also found this to be true: Most of us want to make a positive difference through our work and to have our lives count for something more than simply making a living. We want to make an impact.

Lawrence Armstrong’s vision for competitive excellence is animated by investing in and caring about the development of the whole person and their surrounding community. Under his creative, layer-based approach, Ware Malcomb has become a global leader in the industrial building sector—one of the world’s most successful and admired businesses of its kind.

The leader of one of Atlanta’s best-loved brands shares seven ways to actually enjoy your job—and how doing so will enhance not only your career but also your life.

We’ve been duped into believing a number of unhelpful notions about starting and leading a successful company, not least of all that profit and purpose are mutually exclusive. Rob Craven believes that we can evolve toward a better kind of capitalism. Infuse purpose and passion into all parts of your company so that as your business grows and flourishes, so does your impact.