Harry Paul Books

The internationally acclaimed business bestseller FISH! and follow ups FISH! TALES and FISH! STICKS have been a massive global success - with over a million copies sold in the States and over 400,000 copies in the UK. Now, for the first time, we're shown how to put the unique FISH! Philosophy into action in all areas of our lives, ranging from losing weight to improving our personal finances. Using the same easy-to-read parable format used in the original FISH! title, this is a both a true follow-up to that book (featuring two of the original characters) and a stand-alone work that can be read on its own. Through its unfolding story, we witness the many challenges encountered by a newly created family as they start building a life together - working parents, growing family, school tension, economic stress, and weight gain - and just how they are overcome. From this appealing metaphor we can obtain accessible wisdom and applicable insights which can be applied for achieving happiness and wellbeing in our own lives.

FISH! told the story of a fictional company which transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattles famous Pike Place Fish market. Now, with FISH! TALES, readers can learn how real-life businesses and individuals energized their workplacesand their livesby implementing the lessons from FISH! Best of all, the book stands on its own for newcomers to the FISH! philosophy. FISH! TALES focuses on diverse companies, such as a bustling Sprint regional customer service center, a quiet neuro-surgical unit at a major hospital, and a brilliant car dealership. It features dozens of short takesquick and easy ways to apply the FISH! philosophy right now. And it includes a detailed program with specific steps and action plans.

Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion and a positive attitude to the job every day. In this engrossing parable, a fictional manager has the responsibility of turning a chronically unenthusiastic and unhelpful department into an effective team. Seattle's Pike Place Fish is a world famous market that is wildly successful thanks to its fun, bustling, joyful atmosphere and great customer service. By applying ingeniously simple lessons learned from the Pike Place, our manager discovers how to energise and transform her workplace. Addressing today's most pressing work issues with an engaging metaphor and an appealing message, Fish! offers wisdom that is easy to grasp, instantly applicable, and profound.

Who Kidnapped Excellence?Most companies talk about excellence, but what does excellence really mean? What specific attitudes and practices lead to excellence? Drawing on years of study and decades of experience, authors Harry Paul, John Britt, and Ed Jent have zeroed in on five core qualities of excellence. In this entertaining and enlightening book, they tell how to give and be your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster excellence in your organization and in your life.The book begins with a crime being Excellence (personified) has been kidnapped, and Leadership assembles Excellence’s team (Passion, Flexibility, Communication, Competency, and Ownership) and challenges them to work together to get their Excellence back.And who is the culprit? Has Average kidnapped Excellence and replaced Excellence’s team with his N. Different, N. Ept, N. Flexible, Miss Communication, and Poser? A mysterious ransom note sparks the struggle between Average and Excellence.Integrated into this tale of organizational excellence is the story of Dave, a delivery man. The kidnapping causes Dave to contemplate his own life and relationships in a way that makes the paths of personal and organizational excellence cross and intertwine. Who Kidnapped Excellence? is a parable that helps organizations and individuals achieve their best in every aspect of their lives.

Der Millionenbestseller 'Fish!' gewann die Wahl zum besten internationalen Wirtschaftsbuch sowie zum besten deutschen Wirtschaftsbuch. FISH™“ steht für Methoden der Motivationsförderung, frisch, unkonventionell und äußerst effektiv!

Spaß am Job – dafür sorgt FISH! Aber was passiert, wenn die anfängliche Begeisterung nachlässt und der Alltag wieder einkehrt? Für immer FISH! zeigt, wie man positive Veränderungen nachhaltig umsetzen kann, und beweist, dass Spaß und Motivation im Beruf nicht tiefgekühlt werden müssen, um lange frisch zu bleiben.

You're back in the fishing boat with the crew that brought you the successful Fish! and Fish! Tales. Offering another finny fable, Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen and Harry Paul present a business parable based on creating and sustaining successful change. The book uses the same fictitious approach as the other two Fish!ing trips, but this time the story is set at a hospital's nursing station. The agent-of-change head nurse has departed and the new head nurse feels that the group is losing its vision. Then, she discovers that a local sushi restaurant is a model of excellence, and all goes swimmingly after that. Although the advice offered isn't particularly unique, some may find a certain charm in the story. Given that this is round three, the format may seem a little repetitive to those who have already Fish!ed. If you want to catch the core of the message on your first cast, look for the highlights on the occasional pages in whale-size type. getAbstract.com recommends the basic common sense of these messages, even if the storytelling is a little fishy

Harry und Marie, ein Rentnerehepaar, lernen ihre neue Nachbarin Petra kennen. Sie ist seit der Kindheit gehörlos und arbeitet in einem Hospiz. Wenig später wird Petra unheilbar krank. Sie hat voraussichtlich nur noch wenige Monate zu leben. Es ist ihr größter Wunsch, zu Hause sterben zu dürfen. Harry und Marie sind bereit, gemeinsam mit Petras Freundinnen alles zu tun, um ihr diesen letzten Wunsch zu erfüllen. Sie richten ihren gesamten Alltag nach ihrer sterbenden Nachbarin aus und gehen dabei immer wieder über ihre Grenzen, weil sie glauben, ihr täglicher Einsatz für Petra sei eine ihnen zugefallene Lebensaufgabe. Nur dass sie die für Petra tätigen Pflegekräfte nie zu Gesicht bekommen, erscheint ihnen merkwürdig, und auch einige Freundinnen ihrer Nachbarin verhalten sich seltsam. Immer öfter fragen sich Harry und Marie, worauf sie sich da eingelassen haben, doch sie sind fest entschlossen, Petra nicht im Stich zu lassen. Bis etwas Ungeheuerliches geschieht ...