Bee-come Indispensable: 15 Workplace Lessons from the Bees

Bee-coming indispensable is ‘all the buzz’!

In a beehive, producing the optimal amount of honey requires each of the bees to be in sync with the needs of the colony. This precept is also true in our work lives. When you are in alignment with the needs of your organization, the honey flows and you are on your way to bee-coming indispensable. Don’t you want to be that employee that the boss gives a subtle nod to when the deadline is met, the sale is made, the quota is surpassed or the project is successful? And who wants to be that manager that both the employees and the leadership of the organization know they can count on? And should lean times come again and a team in your organization is sitting around the table deciding what resources they cannot afford to lose, who wants to do everything they can to be on that list?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then Bee-come Indispensable is for you. This parable of the bees is a fun way to highlight the challenges of organizations and culminates in very specific and practical guidance and instruction that employees, supervisors, managers and even leaders can use to bee-come indispensable!

John Britt is an international bestselling author with a passion for helping organizations align their strategy with the day-to-day activities and behaviours to reach their goals. He assists companies in effective communication, improved accountability, superior customer service and change capacity. He is the co-author, with Ken Blanchard, of Who Killed Change?; co-author, with Harry Paul, of Who Kidnapped Excellence?; and co-author, with Vaishakhi Bharucha, of What I Really Meant to Say! John lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife and multiple pets.

Jan Green is the learning and development officer for Blue & Co. LLC. She is an enthusiastic learning professional dedicated to helping individuals bring their best whether they are just beginning their careers, managing work processes or leading teams to success. Within Blue, Jan has created awardwinning development programmes, and most recently Blue received the Learning Elite distinction from the Chief Learning Officer Organization.