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Summary: Life changing
Review: This book and a book called Dreams: Gateway to the True Self changed my life. I believe Amazon.com sells this book also.
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Summary: Great read!
Review: I was given this book by the company I work part-time for. They decided to use this Fish story and other material to make our work place a better place to work. I personally don't think the company pulled it off very well since most people didn't read the book or take part of any activities that they created for us. I picked this book up one eveing just to see what it was about. I ended up reading about 30 pages before I knew it it. Later on I picked it up again and was through another 30 pages, but had to go to sleep. I couldn't sleep because I had to know what happend. The book is predictable, but very interesting. There are very few stories that I have to keep reading since I have to know the ending. I think this is a good read for anyone interested in motivating people and to create a great work place. I am thinking about reading it again.
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Summary: Accessing Your Greatness
Review: Fish is a fabulous book about people making a difference. The front cover describes the book as "A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results," but it is not a "how to book" that gives the reader instructions on ways to improve themselves. Rather, it tells a story about a woman who discovers that she is responsible for the quality of her life and then begins to invest in ways to make it fun, satisfying, successful and inspiring. Through visiting and speaking with employees of the world famous Pike Place Fish market, Mary Jane, the central character in this book, discovers four principles that make the fish market a workplace where people express their passion, enthusiasm, teamwork and brilliance. It's written simply and accessibly. While the story centers on a corporate operations office, anyone in any type of work can find value reading this book. Another book for anyone interested in being present and engaged in his or her life and contributing to others is Working on Yourself Doesn't Work, by Ariel and Shya Kane. Like Fish, it is a simple, direct and powerful book that talks about how to experience and express greatness in all aspects of life.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: I think this book will be more helpful to the self-employed business owner than for someone who works for a large company. Although the ideas can be considered "basic" and "obvious," they are presented in an interesting and very entertaining fashion.
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Summary: No fish tale!!!
Review: I recently attended a conference in Palm Beach, FL where Dr. Lundin was one of the noted speakers. Any one who starts out cynical and negative about morale boosting "tactics" such as Dr. Stephen Lundin, Ph.D., carrying fish in his pockets, (colorful, stuffed fish that is), while walking around the room speaking to 500 professionals, will in the end be transformed, inspired and know why myself and many others feel much improved for meeting and hearing such a gifted and well-rounded individual. No stuffed shirt.....just a superb human being who practices what he preaches.
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Summary: Watch out for the sharks
Review: Among the tools available for human resources personnel to use in implementing the Fish! Philosophy are fluffy, brightly-colored plush fish toys. If human beings were all so soft and cheerful, the Fish! Philosphy would work very well. I first read this book a year ago when the corporation I work for adopted the precepts of the Fish! Philosophy. I thought the book was charming and I was enthusiastic about how the ideas in it could improve our workplace. A year wiser now, I realize that this philosophy, although well intended, can become a sharp and cruel weapon in the endless power games that humans play in the workplace. We aren't fluffy toys or pretty little tropical fish all swimming in schools in warm waters. There are sharks among us, as well as pirana, hammerheads, eels, and other dangerous types. The Fish! Philosophy just doesn't work because it gives the predators too much of an advantage over their prey.
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Summary: An bizarre fantasy
Review: This book is a revealing statement about the American workplace. The authors decide that the fish market is a place where everyone has a good time at work, based on their lunchtime observations. The happy blue collar fish guys have all the answers for us yuppies. Bizarre fantasies like that are what keep the American workplace dysfunctional and neurotic. Do your employees a favor and don't insult them with this nonsense.
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Summary: A good way to explain how to make life at work more fun
Review: The book explains in a story telling manner as to how one can make life at work more interesting and fun. The authors have kept the language extremely simple. I have seen a lot of individuals in office who just dont care anymore and hate every minute of their life at work. Not only do they harm their career in this manner but they affect the moods of more enthusiastic people. I wish they read this book and learned its philosophy. It would make everyones life better.
Dont expect that reading the book will do wonders for your life though. Try to put in practice what the book preaches and you will be a happier individual.
Another good book to read is Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at work by Richard Carlson.
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Summary: A Waste of Time and Money
Review: This is one of THOSE books. I'm sure you know the kind I'm talking about: an over-simplification of corporate culture, the kind that will make you roll your eyes and think 'Oh no, what new catch phrase did my boss read and how much of my time is it going to waste?' Like many over-simplifications this book promotes solutions which can usually phrased 'To solve all our problems, all we have to do is...' In the case of this book the 4 endings to that phrase are 'choose our attitude', 'be present', 'make their day', and 'play'. Unfortunately, these, like most other, over-simplifications lack any real substance to provide an effective solution to the complicated issues managers must face. I think the best results you can hope to gain from implementing the ideas in this book are a brief surge of enthusiasm followed by a collapse right back into the old ways. Moreover, don't be surprised if conditions actually worsen: trivializing people's problems is not a very effective way to insipire their confidence in your managerial abilities. Maybe this analogy will help. One time I was really hungry and there was nothing to eat but candy. That first Snickers bar tasted really good, and since it wasn't really enough to satisfy my hunger I ate another, and another until finally I was full but felt sick because candy isn't really what I needed; nourishment is what I needed. And as I sat there feeling sick I started thinking that compared to this, feeling hungry really wasn't that bad. Expect the same kind of results from this book. It might briefly make you feel better, but what your employees really need is not to hear that they can 'choose their attitude' and 'play.' If you're a competent manager you can figure out what they really need to start functioning like a well-tuned machine. If you're not, you'll probably end up buying this book.
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Summary: A Great Catch
Review: This book was awesome! I couldn't put it down, it is very easy to read and easy to apply to your life. My career keeps me traveling on the road by myself, opening new student chapters of a Professional Business Fraternity at different Universities & Colleges. Even though my work is independent I can still apply every rule from this book to my job. It definitely got me upbeat and excited for my work. I have been down since I'm by myself for 6 months at a time, but it made me realize that I can choose my own attitude and if I have a good attitude then it will show in everything I do! Fish! is a must read for any person!
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