fish review ppt
DESCRIPTION
fish talesTRANSCRIPT
BOOK REVIEW OF
PREPARED BY-NIDHI MEHTA
LOOMI PARMARPOOJA VELINKER
index
• About authors• Characters• Fish philosophy• Story line• 4 cornerstone of fish• Inspirational learnings• Why to recommend
this book• Summary
ABOUT AUTHORS
• He is a filmmaker• Professional speaker• He run’s a corporate membership
seminar at institute for management studies.• Some books under his name:
Top performers Made to stick Cats Fish tales Fish for life Fish sticks
Stephen C. Lundin
Cont…
• Senior vice president with the Ken Blanchard Company.
• He lives in California.• Some books under his
name: Good to be great Fish tales Fish for life Fish sticks
HARRY PAUL
Cont….
• An award winning filmmaker lives in Minneapolis.• He is now CEO of Chart House Learning
Corporation. • Leading producer of corporate learning films,
including Fish.• Some books under his names:
Boyhood faith Can I be successful The master of success Fish tales Fish for life Fish sticks
John Christensen
CHARACTERS
MARY JANE- Working as manager at production department of 1st Guarantee
Financials.
DAN- Passionate, energetic.
BILL- manager at 3rd floor of zombie “ the toxic energy
dump”PIKE PLACE FISH MARKET- Full of
passion, A controlled mad house.
LOONIE- Fish monger.
Fish philosophy
“Fish is a parable, an invented story about
finding the deep source of energy creativity and
passion that exists inside each of us by
learning to love what we do,even if at the
moment we may not be doing exactly what we
love”
Story line
Cont..
• Mary Jane and Dan found a Job .
• Both were excited and happy with their job.
• Sudden death of Dan.• Marry jane developed
a great reputation in company.
• Later she got promotion to 3rd floor in few days.
CONT…
• 3RD FLOOR was like TOXIC ENERGY DUMP.
• As it was the group every one loved to hate.
• It was full of negative energy.
• She got very upset.• Suddenly she saw
pike place fish market
CONT..
• She met lonnie (one of the fish guy).
• Later she got friendly with him.
• Then she share her problems related to Toxic Energy Dump.
CONT..
• Lonnie tried to help her with the help of pike place fish market.
• Marry jane benefited from lonnie’s idea.
• Then she slowly started implementing it on her workplace.
CONT…
• Firstly her staff members were not ready to accept it.
• She gave an assignment to make a visit to that place.
• Some of the staff memebers try to negotiate with fish mongers.
• It resulted into good learning experience, which changed their perception.
CONT..
• It resulted into good learning experience, which changed their perception
• They realised importance of their work.
• Started working hard along with Mary jane, for proving others wrong.
CONT..
• Lastly they became successful in converting the name called “Toxic Energy Dump” into “Good, Enthusiastic & Fun Loving“ work place.
• In the end, Mary jane won best chairwomen’s award.
4 Corner-stones of FISH
• Be present• Make their day• Choose your attitude• Play
Be Present
“ The past is history The Future is a mystery
Today is a giftThat is why
We call it the present.”
Make Their Day
“ Focusing your attention on ways to make
another person’s day provides
a constant flow of Positive feelings.”
Choose your Attitude
“There is always a choice about
the way you do your work,
even if there is not a choice about the work
itself.”
CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE
Frowning face- disinterested, bitter
Smiling face- energetic, supportive, vital, creative, caring
play
Have fun while you workHappy people treat others well
Fun leads to creativity.Having good time is healthy
Work becomes a reward and not just a way to rewards.
Have good time in respectful manner
Inspirational learnings
• Love your work• Don’t underestimate others
potential• Be innovative• Positive attitude towards job• Make choices of your own• Be present• Offer a fun perk• Choose to make today a
great day.• Stay focused
WHY TO RECOMMEND THIS BOOK...
• Helps to change the attitude.
• Learning from anything.• Nothing is impossible.• Motivate people to take
pride in what they do.• Constant flow of positive
feelings.
conclusion
A brief simple but elegant book
an eye opener for those who believe, “work is serious lets have no fooling around”
It is a book – not just about business but about LIFE.
It conveys the 4 most powerful principles that form the bedrock of a successful company.