Fish! Sticks: A Remarkable Way to Adapt to Changing Times and Keep Your Work Fresh

Not my favorite of the 3 books by this group, but still a great read. My take-away is that once I've understood the basic principles of whatever I'm researching, I need to stop looking for that step by step path and figure out how to implement the principles into my unique vision.

The 'o-FISH!-al' follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling Fish! and Fish! Tales, Fish! Sticks is a stand-alone business parable that shows you how to come up with a vision for your business and how to keep it alive, vital, and renewed through tough times, such as turnover in management and staff or a troubled economy. Using the example of a hugely successful, fictional sushi restaurant as a model for a vision of continual renewal, Fish! Sticks employs the same kind of easy-to-read story that was used in Fish! to illustrate its three major principals of continued success: Commit, Be It, and Coach It.

When Stephanie, a new manager, takes over from a wildly popular and now promoted boss, she is faced with the problem of how to keep spirits show more up in a corporate unit that has, frankly, started to get bored and cranky and revert to its old ways. But then she visits the amazing Taka Sushi (formerly Taka Teriyaki), with its lines of customers cheerfully waiting for hours to get in. Soon, she realizes that the way to keep her employees motivated and her customers delighted can be learned from a bunch of waiters who teach one another everything they need to know. And when she finds out just how the owner of Taka knew to switch her main bill of fare from teriyaki to sushi long before anyone else, what she really discovers is the secret of keeping your work fresh. show less

This is my second FISH! book in a little over a week. I think I liked Fish for Life a little better. Things I took away from this book in particular were the importance of having a vision, and having conversations about work. Early in the book, I enjoyed the way the book presented the principles in story (i.e. parable) form, but by the end of the book I wished I could've learned about real life examples of FISH! being incorporated into the workplace.

The 'o-FISH!-al' follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling Fish! and Fish! Tales, Fish! Sticks is a stand-alone business parable that shows you how to come up with a vision for your business and how to keep it alive, vital, and renewed through tough times, such as turnover in management and staff or a troubled economy. Using the example of a hugely successful, fictional sushi restaurant as a model for a vision of continual renewal, Fish! Sticks employs the same kind of easy-to-read story that was used in Fish! to illustrate its three major principals of continued success: Commit, Be It, and Coach It.

When Stephanie, a new manager, takes over from a wildly popular and now promoted boss, she is faced with the problem of how to keep spirits show more up in a corporate unit that has, frankly, started to get bored and cranky and revert to its old ways. But then she visits the amazing Taka Sushi (formerly Taka Teriyaki), with its lines of customers cheerfully waiting for hours to get in. Soon, she realizes that the way to keep her employees motivated and her customers delighted can be learned from a bunch of waiters who teach one another everything they need to know. And when she finds out just how the owner of Taka knew to switch her main bill of fare from teriyaki to sushi long before anyone else, what she really discovers is the secret of keeping your work fresh. show less

The 'o-FISH!-al' follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling Fish! and Fish! Tales, Fish! Sticks is a stand-alone business parable that shows you how to come up with a vision for your business and how to keep it alive, vital, and renewed through tough times, such as turnover in management and staff or a troubled economy. Using the example of a hugely successful, fictional sushi restaurant as a model for a vision of continual renewal, Fish! Sticks employs the same kind of easy-to-read story that was used in Fish! to illustrate its three major principals of continued success: Commit, Be It, and Coach It.

I borrowed this book from a friend with the anticipation of enjoyment. The book jacket was appealing, and I read the review about the topic of the book. I read about half the book and was not "feeling" it. I tried to continue on, however, I finally put the book down, unfinished. Oh well, that's the way it is sometimes.

Through the international bestselling successes of Fish! And Fish! Tales, thousands of people have applied the Fish! Philosophy to transform their businesses and motivate their staff. Now, the innovative authors of these phenomenal classics bring you Fish! Sticks - a stand-alone parable that shows you how to create your own vision for your business, and how to keep it alive through such challenging times as management turnover or a troubled economy. Using the example of a hugely successful, fictional sushi restaurant, Fish! Sticks illustrates three major principles of continued success - Commit, Be it, and Coach it, -- and reveals sustainable ways to establish an invigorating management style that really works.
When Stephanie, a new show more manager takes over from a popular boss, she is faced with the problem of raising the spirits of a workforce that has become bored, unimaginative and stale. But then she visits the amazing Taka Sushi with its long queue of happy customers, and realises that the way to keep her employees energised and her customers delighted can be learned from this very place. And when she finds out just how the owner knew to switch from teriyaki to sushi before anyone else, what she really discovers is the secret of keeping your work fresh. show less