The Beekeeper, Michael G. Frino
The Beekeeper, Michael G. Frino
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The Beekeeper
Pollinating Your Organization for Transformative Growth

Author: Michael G. Frino, Katie P. Desiderio

Narrator: Wendy Tremont King

Unabridged: 3 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/16/2023


Synopsis

Become a beekeeper and grow your business

Catherine had just celebrated her forty-third birthday on May 20th. Her dream of owning and running a thriving company was coming true. Essentially Proximal's essential oil line was becoming a major success, and her company was in growth mode. As a female business owner, she was doing her best to promote positive culture at work and retain talent. Her goal was to build a diverse high-performing and inclusive leadership team, but her leadership team was struggling to put people first and live the mission and values of the company. She had to make some serious changes to ensure the future success of the company. She decided to take some time over the summer to recharge with her family.

When the family arrived at H. Ives Family Farms, Catherine quickly realized that the farm was much more than just a family vacation. It was where she learned to become The Beekeeper, enabling her to transform the culture at Essentially Proximal. The story brings to life the world of a Beekeeper and how understanding bees' role in the growth of all things around us has transferable knowledge for anyone wanting to effectively lead. Families, organizations, and farms need more Beekeepers, and this book is the catalyst to becoming one.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on August 08, 2023

This is a unique way to give leadership advice and that is why I gave it at least two stars. Beyond that the messages we covered by cutsie references to bees and beekeepers. The end of the book has a section about how the team received this CEOs messages and it felt totally unrealistic. Anyone who h......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on May 08, 2023

Loved it! This book can easily be a quick read, or could even be slowed and broken down to really dive in to each chapter. The story (fable) itself is easy to digest and wonderfully weaves together the story and the lessons. A lot of it comes down to what kind of lens we choose see life through and......more

Goodreads review by Marissa on March 10, 2025

This leadership fable was an extremely interesting read. It provided multiple tangible leading strategies through telling a story I was genuinely interested in. Through combining learning about the inner workings of a beehive while on vacation with comparisons to how the learned strategies/behaviors......more

Goodreads review by Shauna on June 08, 2023

This is a really quick read. It is not exactly what I was expecting. It is much more about how the connection of beehives to organization success came to be explored through a family trip. It is much more broad, big picture of what these connections look like as a mental framework rather than what i......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on January 09, 2024

"The Beekeeper: Pollinating Your Organization for Transformative Growth" promises a hive of transformative ideas but delivers a swarm of clichés and platitudes. Author John Buzzington's attempt to draw parallels between beekeeping and organizational growth feels forced and artificial. The metaphoric......more