Where Two or Three Are Gathered

For more than fifty years, Reell Precision Manufacturing has been practicing collaborative leadership that provides the foundation for both a successful business and a thriving community of coworkers. Collaborative leadership is energized by wisdom—a dynamic perception that exists apart from the individual. Author and company cofounder Robert L. Wahlstedt speaks to the necessity of humility to access wisdom.


Wahlstedt and the other two founders wanted to start a successful business where people would flourish in their work and their life. They built a company that viewed success as more than a return on investment by both providing exceptional products and service and establishing the company's purpose as “the growth and development of people.”


AUTHOR

After receiving a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota and working at 3M for eight years, Bob Wahlstedt joined Dale Merrick in his independent sales rep business. Seven years later, Lee Johnson joined Dale and Bob and the three founded Reell Precision Manufacturing Corporation in 1970. Bob has been retired from active employment since 1998 and remains an emeritus member of the Reell board of directors. He has been involved with the University of St. Thomas as an executive fellow and served for many years on the board of Seeing Things Whole. 


READER COMMENTS

—The book offers practical advice and guidance stressing character, values, vision, optimism, spirituality, confidence, and humility. 

—The story of Reell tells how the founders combined the business operations with their spiritual values. The worth of the individual is built up for the success of the company. 

—A mark of leadership is nurturing an organization's culture into a compelling force. Reell's story demonstrates this.

—The company and its leadership have navigated a path to inclusiveness that does not minimize its roots, but built on them to establish an enduring culture of doing what is right.