One of my purposes for this new year 2018 is reading one book per week and write about it in my blog. This week I started with FISH! by Stephen Lundin.

The key characters Mary Jane Ramirez, a manager from an important company, and Lonnie, a fishmonger from a fish market, teach us how to transform a “toxic energy dump” into a workplace that adds value, productivity and profit to the company, creating happier workers, employers, and customers!

Following the sudden death of her husband, Mary Jane had to take a position on the 3^rd floor of First Guarantee Financial.

The challenge was to transform this “toxic energy dump” into a unit that the rest of the company could work with effectively. They were the butt of all company jokes, where phone calls would go unanswered, and people could be counted on to rush to the elevators at 4.30 every day.

Mary Jane stumbled upon the Pike Place Fish Market one day during lunch. She immediately noticed the energy, enthusiasm, and interaction the market fishmongers and customers had. Lonnie taught how important is to have the courage to change, to never fear the risk of failure (the risk of doing nothing is greater than the risk of acting), to never stop learning and growing and remember you have more resources of energy, talent, and strength than you think.