{"product_id":"2940045593922","title":"The Business of the Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor millions of years the European Honeybee has been perfecting the science of working in teams to solve the problems of survival in a competitive environment. Human business science is scarcely a century old. Many of the recent discoveries about this humble yet amazing creature can be directly translated into the world of business to help people work together to achieve a common goal. Paradoxically, many of bee’s strategies and techniques, on close examination, appear just quirky and almost comical. Readers of this book will find out:\u003cbr\u003eHow to deal with conflict in the workplace.\u003cbr\u003eMistakes bees make handling drugs in the workplace.\u003cbr\u003eHow to manage sex at work.\u003cbr\u003eMergers and acquisitions, why they fail or succeed.\u003cbr\u003eWhat to do when auditors and human resources specialists try to help.\u003cbr\u003eFinancing growth.\u003cbr\u003eSetting goals bee style, achieving world class and many other techniques and tools used to ensure long term profitability.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is aimed at anyone who wants to learn about bees as well as anyone interested in how some practical tools and disciplines from the beehive can be applied at work. It includes useful illustrations to help make the points more clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Laurent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157310914800,"sku":"2940045593922","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045593922_p0.jpg?v=1763978133","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045593922","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}