Bee Wise

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Who isn't curious about life inside a buzzy beehive and the miracle that turns sunshine and flowers in a meadow to a beautiful jar of honey spread on toast?</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this fascinating and fun book Philip Atkinson Organisational Coach and Beekeeper lifts the lid on what happens inside a hard-working hive and uses this as a refreshing metaphor to examine working life.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Thought-provoking insights like these . . .</span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bees have seven different jobs and only fly for the last few days of their life </span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bees swarm to a new location and take time to seek second opinions from each other (and might disagree) - but when a decision is taken the bees all agree to stand by that decision</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Male bees are no longer necessary at the end of the summer and they are murdered by the female worker bees so as not to be a drain on resources in the winter</span></li></ul><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. . . bring a fresh perspective to many of the most pressing challenges you face in leadership and organisations today.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The book is structured through the yearly cycle with 12 chapters focusing on a lesson. Each lesson invites you to learn from the bees and reflect on your own role as a leader and role-model.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inside the hive the bees work as a collaborative community - just as in this innovative book - where Philip has invited 12 Guest Writers to share their reflections and perspectives on each chapter.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>If you want to keep learning and improving how you your team and business operate then this book is for you.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The beehive is the ultimate business case study for working life today.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Read on for the B</span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>uzz Buzz</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> you need!</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>PRAISE FOR <em>BEE WISE</em></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What a powerful and insightful read. The bee metaphor is such an elegant way to introduce these 12 essential topics for leaders today.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Carrie Scott Global Head of Sustainability and ESG Office Novartis</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bee Wise is a deep and practical look at who we are as humans leaders parents and role models with a responsibility to stop pause and think about how we show up in the world today. It is full of real experience devoid of jargon and a very good read.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Charles Style Former Commandant of The Royal College of Defence Studies</span></p><p></p>