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Fish! Tales: Real Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life » (1ST)

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Authors: Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, Harry Paul, Philip Strand, Phillip Strand
ISBN-13: 9780786868681, ISBN-10: 0786868686
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion
Date Published: April 2002
Edition: 1ST

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Author Biography: Stephen C. Lundin

Book Synopsis

FISH! told the story of a fictional company that transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattle's 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!.

Table of Contents

Introductionvii
The Fundamentals of Fish!1
Section 1Play: Play is not just an activity; it's a state of mind that brings new energy and sparks creativity9
A Company That Has Fun Connecting: Sprint Global Connection Services13
Small Bites36
Section 2Make Their Day: The world becomes a better place the moment you act on an intention to serve another41
Driven to Serve Others: Rochester Ford Toyota45
Small Bites70
Section 3Be There: You can multi-task with "stuff," but you need to "be there" for people75
The Gift of Being Present: Missouri Baptist Medical Center79
Small Bites101
Section 4Choose Your Attitude: The attitude you have right now is the one you are choosing. Is it the one you want?105
Let It Rain: Tile Technology Roofing Company107
Small Bites132
Section 5Let's Go Fish!ing: Fish! for 12 weeks and discover the richer and more rewarding life that is just a few choices away137
Acknowledgments and Authors' Note173

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