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<blockquote data-quote="Amazon book review" data-source="post: 137684"><p>Here's two reviews of the book FISH. One Good the other Bad. From Amazon.com.</p><p></p><p>*********************************************************</p><p> 70 of 106 people found the following review helpful:</p><p></p><p> Dear God, it'scome to this, October 26, 2002</p><p>Reviewer: A reader</p><p>Here's a few ideas for all we can have fun in the workplace: We cap CEO salaries so they're not making 400 times what the average worker is making. We get a decent national health care system so Americans have a choice besides enslaving themselves to corporations. We give all Americans a decent amount of vacation. We apply labor laws across the board, ending the 60 to 70 hour work week that so many of us now routinely endure. We stop shipping our skilled jobs overseas. That's how we can all have fun in the workplace.</p><p>See, here's the problem - if you're a manager who forced this nonsense on your employees you probably didn't bother to ask them if they wanted a toy fish. If they wanted a "sand box." It probably never even occured to you to step up to one of your employees and ask "how would you like to be humiliated and treated like a small child? How would you like to be forced to go home after 9 awful hours and bake cookies for everyone in the office to avoid being labeled 'not a team player'?" Because that's what "living the fish! philosophy" really means. </p><p></p><p>None of it even occured to you, and that's the problem. From some particularly cruel act of fate you, who think that handing out children's toys to adults is treating them with respect, have somehow become a cog in the ever-turning wheels of power in this country. Somehow, people with the emotinal awareness of 2 year olds and the intellectual debth of sand crabs have taken control, and the rest of us are being forced to suffer for it. </p><p></p><p>Anything which can be written out on a 3x5 card is not a philosophy. Anything which involves handing out a stuffed fish is not respect.</p><p></p><p>*********************************************************</p><p> 51 of 58 people found the following review helpful:</p><p></p><p> Fishmonger lessons for the rest of us, January 17, 2002</p><p>Reviewer: Layla (Dubai - UAE) - See all my reviews </p><p>This is a wonderful little book in the tradition of 'Who Moved My Cheese." Fish! explores some of the trickiest and toughest concepts in management - employee motivation and performance improvement. The book introduces a parable that can be used, simplified, or made more complex, depending on your needs. All the ideas are simple and so are their solutions that will guarantee powerful results. The main premise is that you should:</p><p>1. Choose your attitude. Your attitude is your choice and is not dictated by anyone, or anything else. If you choose to enjoy your work, you will.</p><p>2. Make their day - Make someone day every day of your life. Do something extra, even if it is little or small. </p><p>3. Play. All work and no play makes for low morale and bad attitudes. So make your work routines playful and enjoyable for everyone.</p><p>4. Be Present. That's the same as saying as forcus on every moment of your life. Don't watch your life go by, BE THERE every minute.</p><p></p><p>This book should be read by everyone. I cannot think of a single profession or any situation where the lessons of this book cannot be applied with wonderful results. This is a must read for anyone who is tired of existing from day-to-day and has finally made the decision to LIVE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amazon book review, post: 137684"] Here's two reviews of the book FISH. One Good the other Bad. From Amazon.com. ********************************************************* 70 of 106 people found the following review helpful: Dear God, it'scome to this, October 26, 2002 Reviewer: A reader Here's a few ideas for all we can have fun in the workplace: We cap CEO salaries so they're not making 400 times what the average worker is making. We get a decent national health care system so Americans have a choice besides enslaving themselves to corporations. We give all Americans a decent amount of vacation. We apply labor laws across the board, ending the 60 to 70 hour work week that so many of us now routinely endure. We stop shipping our skilled jobs overseas. That's how we can all have fun in the workplace. See, here's the problem - if you're a manager who forced this nonsense on your employees you probably didn't bother to ask them if they wanted a toy fish. If they wanted a "sand box." It probably never even occured to you to step up to one of your employees and ask "how would you like to be humiliated and treated like a small child? How would you like to be forced to go home after 9 awful hours and bake cookies for everyone in the office to avoid being labeled 'not a team player'?" Because that's what "living the fish! philosophy" really means. None of it even occured to you, and that's the problem. From some particularly cruel act of fate you, who think that handing out children's toys to adults is treating them with respect, have somehow become a cog in the ever-turning wheels of power in this country. Somehow, people with the emotinal awareness of 2 year olds and the intellectual debth of sand crabs have taken control, and the rest of us are being forced to suffer for it. Anything which can be written out on a 3x5 card is not a philosophy. Anything which involves handing out a stuffed fish is not respect. ********************************************************* 51 of 58 people found the following review helpful: Fishmonger lessons for the rest of us, January 17, 2002 Reviewer: Layla (Dubai - UAE) - See all my reviews This is a wonderful little book in the tradition of 'Who Moved My Cheese." Fish! explores some of the trickiest and toughest concepts in management - employee motivation and performance improvement. The book introduces a parable that can be used, simplified, or made more complex, depending on your needs. All the ideas are simple and so are their solutions that will guarantee powerful results. The main premise is that you should: 1. Choose your attitude. Your attitude is your choice and is not dictated by anyone, or anything else. If you choose to enjoy your work, you will. 2. Make their day - Make someone day every day of your life. Do something extra, even if it is little or small. 3. Play. All work and no play makes for low morale and bad attitudes. So make your work routines playful and enjoyable for everyone. 4. Be Present. That's the same as saying as forcus on every moment of your life. Don't watch your life go by, BE THERE every minute. This book should be read by everyone. I cannot think of a single profession or any situation where the lessons of this book cannot be applied with wonderful results. This is a must read for anyone who is tired of existing from day-to-day and has finally made the decision to LIVE. [/QUOTE]
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