Fish Business

It's a rainy day in Seattle, and on the third floor of First Guarantee Financial, people have stopped believing they can make a difference. To new manager Mary Jane Ramirez, the challenge of bringing life back to her unenthusiastic and unmotivated team seems impossible, until she discovers an incredibly successful workplace down the street where the employees are so alive and passionate that people stop just to watch them work!

When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was tall, gangly, and penniless. When he died in the grandest house in New Orleans sixty-nine years later, he was among the richest, most powerful men in the world. Working his way up from a roadside fruit peddler to conquering the United Fruit Company, Zemurray became a symbol of the best and worst of the United States: proof that America is the land of opportunity, but also a classic example of the corporate pirate who treats foreign nations as the backdrop for his adventures.

This second edition of contains over 25 new interviews and case histories, two completely new chapters, introduces a new typology of 12 different kinds of Challengers, has extensive updates of the main chapters, and a range of new exercises.

Margaret Josephs is a hustler. She’s a tough cookie. She speaks her mind. She never leaves the house without lipstick on. She’s also a devoted wife, mother, daughter, businesswoman, lifestyle expert, and fan-favorite star of the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Sounds pretty glamorous, right? Well, things are never exactly as they seem.

The phenomenal international best seller Fish! told the story of a fictional company that transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattle's Pike Place Fish market. Now, with Fish! Tales, listeners can learn how people in real-life businesses boosted morale and improved results by implementing these same principles. Here are specific and tested techniques that can be put to use right away in any kind of business or organization, even at home.

Cameron Hanes discovered his true passion for bowhunting when he was twenty. Inspired by the physical challenges of stalking elk in the Oregon wilderness—traversing mountainous terrain, braving erratic weather, and evading his quarry’s even more dangerous predators—he began an ever-evolving journey of self-improvement. To become the best bowhunter of wild elk, to the caliber he believed he could be, Cam realized he would need more than archery skills.

Fish! Sticks employs the same kind of easy-to-use story that was used in Fish! to illustrate its three main commitments for continued success: Find IT, Live IT, Coach IT, where the "IT" is each employee's own personal vision, found within the overall vision for the business. Chock full of easy-to-grasp examples, this book provides advice that is concrete and can produce immediate improvements in employee morale, customer satisfaction, and productivity, both for the short and long-term.

In this revealing business advice book, the magic of the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market proves a dynamic example of what a group of people can create when they are aligned and living a powerful vision. Here for the first time, owner John Yokoyama explains in his own words just how he transformed his business into a workplace that is renowned worldwide.

Here's a brilliant parable for everyone who wants to lead a fuller, happier life. Millions of business people have already used the best-selling FISH! books to improve the way they work. Now, the authors turn their attention to life's daily personal challenges, helping listeners deal with them simply and effectively. By applying the FISH! principles of Play, Make Their Day, Choose Your Attitude, and Be Present, FISH! For Life shows readers how to confront life's issues and to reach their full potential.

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Dive into the lucrative world of commercial tuna fishing with "Reeling in Success" - your ultimate guide to establishing and scaling a thriving business in the highly competitive tuna industry. This groundbreaking eBook is your golden ticket to mastering every aspect of the commercial fishing trade and navigating the path to success with confidence and skill. Structured into 30 comprehensive chapters, "Reeling in Success" offers valuable insights and detailed instruction on everything you need to know to conquer the industry. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a novice fisherman, our...

The Book of Mistakes will take you on an inspiring journey, following an ancient manuscript with powerful lessons that will transform your life. You'll meet David, a young man who with each passing day is more disheartened and stressed. Despite a decent job, apartment, and friends, he just feels hollow...until one day he meets a mysterious young woman and everything starts to change. In this self-help tale wrapped in fiction, you'll learn the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. You'll learn how to overcome these hurdles and reinvent your life.

Sometimes, the hardest locks to pick are the ones we put on our own hearts. Celebrity divorce experts Olivia Chen and Marcus Rodriguez have turned relationship security into a science. But when America's favorite power couple hires them—just as Olivia's long-lost mother reappears with dangerous connections to their corporate rivals—their perfectly constructed walls begin to crumble. With their revolutionary system being stolen and their own relationship tested, Olivia and Marcus face an impossible choice: maintain the barriers that have kept them safe, or risk everything by letting love...

In today's fiercely competitive marketplace, standing out is increasingly challenging. With social media, websites, and SEO becoming more competitive, and sales growing tougher, there's one key element that can make you shine: Your Customer Stories, specifically Video Case Stories. This book delves into how Video Case Stories can significantly enhance every marketing campaign, boosting sales results by at least 32%.

Living in a small town where dreams were dismissed and bouncing between the homes of divorced parents, Cameron Hanes carried low expectations and no hope for a life of fulfilled potential. Then he discovered his great love—the bow. For Cameron, finding his drive, his purpose, a reason for pushing himself every single day, changed everything. Endure chronicles the lessons Cameron has learned and compels us to raise our expectations of ourselves.

The Monkey and the Fish decodes profound shifts and events taking place in the world today due to globalism, multiculturalism and technology, and introduces an original approach to ministry, church, and leadership known as The Third Culture. The book title refers to an Eastern parable that will challenge you to reexamine fundamental assumptions of the evangelical movement, including erroneous interpretations that have made the church increasingly irrelevant in North America and the global village.

Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so we're told. In The Gunning of America, historian Pamela Haag overturns this conventional wisdom. American gun culture, she argues, developed not because the gun was exceptional but precisely because it was not.

“We can do it again, if you want,” Jacey whispered in my ear. I chuckled softly. “You can feel it, huh?” “I know when you want more,” Jacey said, blushing. I fused my lips to Jacey’s, luxuriously licking her tongue. “When I’m with you, I always want more,” I replied hotly.*** Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Jacey and I end up meeting the loggers' boss, and he refuses to let us go! Between her father and this madman, there seems to be no shortage of people who want to kill us. Is there a way out for Jayce and me? If you like steamy, forbidden romance, Snatched ...

You're either an innovator or replaceable. You're either predator or prey. Taking lessons from ocean life - Small Fish, Big Pond shows business leaders how to outwit, outswim, and outlast competitors by playing to their own strengths. Small companies face tough competition from large established players. Small Fish, Big Pond unpacks the Futureproof Strategic Framework™ which delivers a proven process for entrepreneurs to build an authentic business that attracts top talent, delivers incredible client experiences, and outperforms competitors at every stage of growth.

Patience and aggression are key elements of a successful poker strategy, but also, as this innovative and accessible guide reveals, to a successful leadership strategy in business decisions. Acclaimed poker instructor Charles Swayne presents down-to-earth career advice using a language that makes the valuable guidance both relatable and understandable - the language of poker.