Synopses & Reviews
The ofFISH!ial follow-up to the runaway national bestseller
FISH!, FISH! TALES offers exciting, dramatic, real-life stories of how companies and individuals apply the "
FISH! philosophy" to boost morale and improve the quality of their businesses and lives.
Over a million readers caught FISH! A Remarkable Way to Improve Morale and Boost Results, and organizations around the world looked at work in a new, exciting way. Now you can see how the powerful parable had an impact on real-world people and organizations with FISH! Tales, a new book from the authors of FISH!
FISH! told the story of a fictional company which transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattles famous Pike Place Fish market. Now, with FISH! TALES, readers can learn how real-life businesses and individuals energized their workplaces and their lives by implementing the lessons from FISH! Best of all, the book stands on its own for newcomers to the FISH! philosophy. FISH! TALES focuses on diverse companies, such as a bustling Sprint regional customer service center, a quiet neuro-surgical unit at a major hospital, and a brilliant car dealership. It features dozens of short takes quick and easy ways to apply the FISH! philosophy right now. And it includes a detailed program with specific steps and action plans.
Moving, fun, insightful and true, FISH! Tales will show you how to move an energetic and passionate workplace from possibility to reality! Dont get caught without a copy!
The FISH! philosophy:
Play * Make Their Day * Be There * Choose Your Attitude
Review
"FISH! shows you how changing your attitude lets you enjoy your work and your life. Hook into it. Its quite a catch!" Spencer Johnson, M.D., author of Who Moved My Cheese?
Review
"I guarantee that every manager will benefit from FISH! because it will not only increase employee retention, it will motivate people to take pride in what they do." Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager
Synopsis
Fish! told the story of a fictional company which transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattles famous Pike Place Fish market. Now, with Fish! Tales, readers can learn how real-life businesses and individuals energized their workplaces--and their lives--by implementing the lessons from Fish! Best of all, the book stands on its own for newcomers to the Fish! philosophy.
Fish! Tales focuses on diverse companies, such as a bustling Sprint regional customer service center, a quiet neuro-surgical unit at a major hospital, and a brilliant car dealership. It features dozens of short takesquick and easy ways to apply the Fish! philosophy right now. And it includes a detailed program with specific steps and action plans.
About the Author
Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., is a filmmaker, graduate business school professor, and professional speaker. He runs a corporate membership seminar series as part of the Institute for Management Studies and leads the Institute for Creativity and Innovation at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. He lives in Minnesota.
Harry Paul is currently a full time motivational speaker. He lives in San Diego.
John Christensen, an award-winning filmmaker, lives is Minneapolis. He is now CEO of ChartHouse Learning Corporation, the leading producer of corporate learning films, including Fish!, the video, which has been adopted by thousands of corporations nationwide. He lives in Minnesota.