Fish! by Stephen Lundin & John Christensen

By Himanshu dev Sharma on September 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

What is special about ‘Pike Place Fish Market’?

It is the world-famous fish market.

And what is it famous for?

It is famous for making a boring fish market into a fun-filled & engaging place.

Stephen Lundin and John Christensen have studied this amazing and inspiring transformation of an ordinary fish market to a world-famous ‘Pike Place’ fish market and shared the learnings in a quick-read book: Fish!: A remarkable way to boost morale and improve results.

The book is actually a transformational story of a business unit, infamously known as ‘toxic energy dump’ into the most energetic and rewarding workplace, using the principles learned at the Pike Place fish market.

The authors suggest that choosing the attitude is the first step. If we cautiously choose a positive & responsible attitude before we start our day and keep on reminding ourselves throughout the day to stay with our chosen attitude, we will be able to create an amazing workplace.

Human beings are affected by monotonous routines, moods swings, and frustrations due to peers or surroundings. Therefore, playful activities at the workplace bring much-needed attention and energy back to our work.

Clients usually do want to be part of the entire business process. So engaging with them to make their day creates goodwill and trust. This also helps in retaining clients or customers.

Finally, we need to be focused and aligned with daily business objectives.

The storyline is interesting and summarizes the learnings as:

1. Choose your attitude,

2. Play

3. Make their day, and

4. Be present.

I feel this book is a must-read who are building teams and work environments. This is a real practical framework to create a productive, fun-filled, and energetic workplace.

Thanks to Stephen Lundin and John Christensen for writing such a wonderful book.

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