Fish! – Revisited

What does that figure in your mind when I mention a fish market and a department in a corporate house? Quite difficult to understand the link between both of them, isn’t it? Fish! by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen is a book that helps blur the differences between the two.

It’s a story of fictional character Mary Jane. She was deputed as a manager for a department in a corporate house, First Guarantee, in Seattle. The department stands on third floor and is also termed as Toxic Energy Dump. She transforms this department into a success story after she visits very real Pike Place Fish Market across the street. The joyful, energetic and fun filled fish market helps her understand the basic ingredients of success. Rather then collapsing under the mounting pressure from her manager, she chooses to bring energy passion and commitment in the department by embracing easy to remember and effective to use, simple methods.

The story addresses today’s work issues that stand clear and tall in every organization: employee retention and burnout. Fish offers methods that are easy to grasp, instantly applicable and simple to practice. Since it’s a small book, it’s quite easy to read, taking only about an hour or so to get through the entire book. The story is engaging and moves quickly and thus keeps the reader’s attention. Highly recommended for people facing burnout in their current job.

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