Fish!

A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results

By: Stephen C. Lundin PhD PhD, John Christensen, Harry Paul, Ken Blanchard

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Over 5 Million Copies Sold! Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the job every day.

A powerful parable that will help you see your life and work in a new way.


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!


FISH! is the remarkable story of what happens when Mary Jane seeks the help of these unlikely business "experts" and learns their secret: four simple practices that, when applied daily, help anyone to be more energized, effective, and fulfilled.


Filled with inspiration and timeless wisdom that will resonate with anyone in any field or career level, it's easy to see why FISH! is one of the most popular business parables of all time. People in organizations around the world use its practical lessons to improve customer service, build trust and teamwork, bolster leadership, and increase employee satisfaction. They also use the lessons to strengthen personal relationships, fulfill lifelong dreams, and realize their ambitions.


FISH! will help you discover the amazing power that is already inside you to make a positive difference-wherever you are in life.


Based on a bestselling ChartHouse training video which has been adopted by corporations including Southwest Airlines, Sprint, and Nordstrom.

Beast mode

A book that I needed as a team leader. If the atmosphere and culture is good/fun The team will work harder for the team and company. If not it will be treated as just another job where workers will want to do their jobs and go home. But it all starts with leadership. A really fun and interesting concept used to this book.

From the 1.3 to PhD
The comeback kid.

Paradigm-shift

For the first time, I’ve heard of a behavior modification technique that I can really, authentically use!

Life is too short to not play and love every moment

Loved every part of it, very much needed for the slump I have felt at work. I’ve kept my energy high, but colleagues haven’t. Hopefully they will listen to the message the way I did.

Best Advice

Good words for life implementation. Be honest with your self for true benefits of its application.

great suprise

the plotline became a wee bit cheesy and part of the "story" was unnecessary. But overall the book was a very good read and has great questions/activities to help grow or recover a positive fun work environment.