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    Survival of the Hive: 7 Leadership Lessons from a Beehive
    Survival of the Hive: 7 Leadership Lessons from a Beehive
    Survival of the Hive: 7 Leadership Lessons from a Beehive
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    Survival of the Hive: 7 Leadership Lessons from a Beehive

    By Matthew Harrington and Deborah Mackin

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    Learn valuable leadership lessons and organizational survival tactics through the eyes of one of the worlds most industrious and successful creatures, the honey bee.
    Survival of the Hive takes the lid off a beehive and provides a fun, relevant and reflective look at the tiny, purposeful inhabitants inside. Through the leadership experiences of Zync, a queen-in-waiting, we are taught seven important leadership lessons by her mentors, Vision, Belief and Strategy including The Front Porch Philosophy of accountability, Bee-2-Bee Waggle Dance of communication, the all-important P-Factors: Footprint, Resourcing, Calming, and Unity, and the Perfect Product Honey System.

    Deborah Mackin and Matthew Harrington, in a creative yet practical way, use the bee colony and specifically Zync, as an entertaining fable to illustrate leadership in an organized community. Throughout the book, the hive provides a working illustration of cultural complexity, leadership clarity, and the importance of trust as a foundation for excellence. Included at the end of each chapter is Reflections for Todays Leaders, as well as Group Discussion Questions to help facilitate a Survival of the Hive philosophy within your own organization.

    For more information, free downloads and speaking events visit: www.SurvivalOfTheHive.com
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMay 14, 2013
    ISBN9781481749701
    Survival of the Hive: 7 Leadership Lessons from a Beehive
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      Survival of the Hive - Matthew Harrington

      © 2013 Deborah Mackin and Matthew Harrington. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 5/14/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-4972-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-4971-8 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-4970-1 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013908670

      All images, concept art, graphics and designs are the property of Deborah Mackin and Matthew Harrington. No part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise—without prior permission of the authors.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid.

      The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      1.Survival of the Hive

      Unity of Purpose: Survival of the Hive

      Times of Change

      Survival of the Hive Mentality

      Leadership Readiness

      Group Discussion Questions

      2.The P-Factors of Leadership

      A Complex P-Factor System

      The Footprint P-Factor

      Building Followership

      The Resourcing P-Factor

      The Alarm P-Factor

      The Calming P-Factor

      The Retinue or Unity P-Factor

      Following the Leader

      Leaving a Footprint

      Securing the Resources Needed to Succeed

      Sounding the Alarms

      Calming the Fears

      Unity of Purpose

      Group Discussion Questions

      3.The Colony Culture

      Keeping the Beehive Alive

      Understanding How We Function

      Flexing Our Roles to the Need at Hand

      The Importance of We

      A Relationship of Trust

      The Honeycomb Model

      Shared Roles and Responsibilities

      A Flexible, Dynamic Work System

      Providing Resources and Support

      Group Discussion Questions

      4.The Front Porch Philosophy

      Give Away Control of the Job

      The Front Porch Philosophy

      The Front Porch + Prompt/ Response/Reward = Accountability

      The CAMP Method of Motivation

      The Prompt-Response-Reward Approach

      The CAMP Method of Motivation

      Delegating Responsibility

      Consistency in Approach

      Group Discussion Questions

      5.Bee-2-Bee Waggle Dance

      Critical News Is Not Bad News

      Communicating in Real Time

      The BUZZ

      Group Discussion Questions

      6.The Perfect Product

      The Perfect Product

      Perfect Product Honey Stream

      The Internal Customer

      The Rhythm to the Perfect Product Honey Stream

      Group Discussion Questions

      7.Protect the Hive

      Leaving the Post

      The 4R Approach: Report, Research, Respond, Recover

      Group Discussion Questions

      8.The Season of a Hive

      Authors’ Bio

      Notes:

      Dedication

      Deborah Mackin: To my husband and co-beekeeper, Paul Mackin, who readily encouraged the development of the book and read and edited endlessly; to my sons, Michael and Matt Harrington, my stepchildren and grandchildren, with a special note to Matt, for the sheer joy of writing together and our time on Cape Cod; and to our bee mentors, Mel and John Letourneau.

      Matthew Harrington: To my seventh grade English teacher, Emilie Bastian, who gave me the spark and interest to develop the craft of writing and the confidence to do something with it. To my mother, without whom none of this would be possible—you are my mentor, my inspiration, and my friend. To many more trips to the Cape!

      Acknowledgments

      Bee Book references: The following books were used to fact check our information on bees and beekeeping.

      1.jpg Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, Malcolm Sanford and Richard Bonney, Storey Publishing, 2010

      1.jpg The Backyard Beekeeper, Kim Flottum, Quarry Books, 2010

      1.jpg The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping, Roger A. Morse, Countrymen Press, 1994

      Our readers: Those readers who helped in the development of the story line and flow of the book: Paul Mackin, Sarah Imboden, Laura Dehmer, Judy Pennock, Lisa Dunbar, Berta Winiker and endorsers of the book.

      Our leader friends: To all the leaders we have coached and trained over the years who demonstrate characteristics of positive leadership, so important and valued in their organization.

      Our illustrator: To Paul Miraglia, who helped build a great creative concept around the bee culture and the business world—not an easy feat! Your creativeness, humor, and most importantly, willingness and excitement around the project have been such an encouragement to us. We hope this is the start to a great career for you.

      A special thanks to Dan and Lauren Gulotti of Madlab Design for a terrific cover design, website and for many renditions of each.

      BuildingtheHiveValuableLeadershipFINALv2copy.jpg

      Introduction

      When we purchased our first beehive, after carefully placing the queen in the hive, we tipped the box upside down and shook 5,000 bees into the hive. At first the bees were flying everywhere. But within minutes all the bees had settled into the hive and begun their work.

      During the past three years as beekeepers, it’s been remarkable to open the hive and see the industry of honey making evolve through the various seasons of the year. In the spring, the hive has the fewest number of bees, and the scramble is on to build up the bee population and start honey production again. By summertime, the hive is in full production as the bee count dramatically increases and the honey cells are filled and capped. In the fall, the bees should have all the honey they need for the winter—the drones are gone, and the hive is sealed from the cold.

      When you take the lid off the hive and watch the bees for any length of time, you will soon see the culture of the beehive. Every bee is industrious and purposeful. Communication occurs among the bees quickly. The queen is hard at work populating the hive and moving over the cells to ensure all the work of survival gets accomplished. Week after week the hive is transformed, helping us to see valuable leadership lessons in all their activity.

      The chapters of this book include both the macro- and microresponsibilities of a queen bee and her relationship to a hive. Each chapter explores how the beehive

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