10/12/2026
Even our corporate bees are overachievers. 🐝🍯
Three beehives. Roughly 60,000 bees. 180 pounds of honey in one season.
When I heard that Align’s hives produced significantly more honey than the average hive, I laughed.
Of course the corporate bees are overproducing. 😂
But then I looked around.
🌼 Flowers and trails.
🥬 A vegetable garden.
🐝 Beekeepers checking in every 12 days, year-round.
🍯 Supplemental sugar water when the bees need extra resources heading into winter.
💛 Curious employees showing up to learn about them.
And I started thinking…
What if they’re thriving because we’ve created the conditions for them to thrive?
That feels relevant far beyond the hive.
We often talk about high performers as though performance is purely an individual trait. But performance doesn’t happen in a vacuum.
Resources matter.
Environment matters.
Support matters.
Development matters.
And this applies to people, too.
Sometimes the better leadership question isn’t “How do we get more out of our people?”
It’s “What conditions do our people need to do their best work?”
Because when we get that right, imagine what people can accomplish.
Maybe the bees are onto something. 🐝
💭 Leaders: What’s one thing you do to create an environment where your people can thrive?
