Well before she co-authored the book, The Sixth Level, Rachel Wallis Andreasson helped her family’s business, Wallis Companies, with two major acquisitions that doubled its headcount. She created and implemented processes that dramatically reduced turnover and increased post-deal success. The principal of the Sixth Level Collaborative and Wallis Companies Shareholder has taken those lessons and turned them into strategies and techniques leaders can use to support sustainable and profitable organizations.
On the podcast, she talks about her leadership journey, her M&A experience, and how principles such as connection and care are foundational to creating a workplace culture that no one wants to leave.
Here’s an excerpt:
“He wanted to meet with each one of the 16 managers as soon as he could in person,” Andreasson says. “He wanted to start building trust with them and just listening to what they had to say. I remember that he told me there is no way that our family business can compete with Mobile Oil Corporation when it comes to benefits and what these employees had experienced for the 16 company operations — and even for the customers, the 31 customers that we acquired. But he's promised to treat everyone fairly, with respect, and that we as a family business would get better and improve every year.”
