Fish! by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen : Book Review

Prologue: I stumbled upon this book on a day when I was feeling particularly grumpy out of a dearth of good reading material and I must say I actually felt energized after reading it, well, in a span of two hours. Moving to the review….

“When we choose to love the work we do, we can catch our limit of happiness, meaning, and fulfillment every day.”

Fish! - a treasury of powerful nuggets on workplace positivity.

Witness how Mary Jane- a single mother and newly appointed manager, works towards transforming her ‘toxic energy dump’ of a department into a lively, happening one.

Helped by one of the fish mongers at the world famous ‘Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market ’, she and her co-workers discover how they can bring energy and interest to a seemingly monotonous job.

The steadily-paced narrative succeeds in bringing out the essence masterfully. The book offers a four-ingredient list that teaches you how you can start loving the work you do, even if you can’t always do the work you love. We are shown how we can choose every day, the attitude we bring to work, how we can play at work, how it’s necessary for us to be present, mentally as well, for everyone around us and how we can constantly work towards creating someone’s day and making them feel special. The execution plans provided for each of the four ingredients provide an additional spark to our creativity for the actual implementation of the ideas.

And, the lessons provided are not just for office goers. The advice, originally intended for office-goers, eventually ends up acquiring a universal appeal. We all do some work. The book answers how we can enjoy the work we do, no matter what the work is.

Mary Jane’s journal entries help evoke our thoughts on how much we are enjoying our work or if it has ended up becoming a routine.

Written engagingly, it completely succeeds in being a non-preachy lesson on workplace positivity.

The book, which leaves you refreshed and enthusiastic with a spirit of trying something new at work, is great for weekend reading. Its short length and simple language are an added advantage for non-readaholics. It’s a must-read for people in leadership roles.

Be sure to read this book guaranteed to provide you with some enriching lessons. Let’s work towards transforming our work from a burden to our favourite form of play, for it’s just the perspective change that matters.

 For, Work made fun, indeed gets done!!

Happy reading!!