Alejandro Reyes is a transformational HR and business leader with over 25 years of experience driving change and organizational effectiveness. He’s currently the Head of the People and Transformation Practice at Cintana Education, where he leads strategic talent and cultural initiatives. Alejandro is also a trusted advisor for venture capital firms and the author of the upcoming book "Leading Organizational Transformation."
Alejandro’s expertise in change management and talent strategy has made him a sought-after advisor and thought leader in the business world.
Alejandro’s expertise spans human capital planning, M&A stabilization, organization development, executive talent management, change management, talent acquisition, and diversity and inclusion. He has held senior leadership roles at companies including Dell Technologies, Motorola, Laureate Education, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, where he served as Chief People Officer for over five years. Alejandro is known for his track record of driving innovation, building high-performance cultures, and successfully leading organizations through complex transformations.
In addition to his executive leadership roles, Alejandro is an author and a recognized thought leader in organizational strategy. His upcoming book, "Leading Organizational Transformation: Embracing Liberation, Vitality, and Expression to Build a Success-Capable Organization", is set to release in 2025. The book provides a comprehensive guide for CEOs and CHROs to drive long-term success through cultural and organizational transformation.
Alejandro holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Metropolitan University in Mexico City and a master’s degree in Robotics and Automation from Monterrey Institute of Technology. He is a Certified Diversity Executive and a sought-after speaker on leadership, organizational effectiveness, and business transformation.
Ross and Alejandro talk about learning, connecting, sharing new perspectives, HR, the future of HR, transformation, understanding, mindset, delegation, commitment, ambition, figuring things out, conversation, influencing leadership and breaking barriers. The pair also discuss changing mindsets, blindness in leaders, helping leaders remove fear, leadership liberation, living for success, curiosity, reading different books, ego, reflecting, seeing things differently and new insights.
Timecodes:
- 00:22 Intro to Alejandro
- 01:16 The 'Transform' event
- 02:15 Thing which have stood out and resonated at Transform
- 04:35 Extending the boundaries of Human Resources
- 08:35 Getting through and reimagining bad habits
- 11:25 Implementing new processes to big companies
- 14:41 Compelling people over convincing them
- 15:49 Driving factors to write a book
- 19:22 Mindset and improving it
- 24:04 Consciousness
- 30:05 Struggling at an organisation and people thanking Alejandro
- 33:15 Alejandro's challenges and liberation
- 34:52 Permission to imagine
- 35:52 Flow
- 37:16 he last time A did something for the first time
Connect with Alejandro:
- LinkedIn
- Cintana Education
Connect with Ross:
- Website
- LinkedIn
- Moonshot Innovation