When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market

by John Yokoyama, Joseph Michelli PhD

Overview

"You can energize your people and delight your customers by modeling the fabulous ideas that come from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market." -- Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager

In this revealing business advice book, the magic of the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market proves a dynamic example of what a group of people can create when they are aligned and living a powerful vision. Here for the first time, owner John Yokoyama explains in his own words just how he transformed his business into a workplace that is renowned worldwide. When Fish Fly offers Yokoyama's cohesive strategy for achieving world famous results for owners, managers, and front-line workers alike. Once you understand the generative principles behind the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market you, too, can develop a culture that leads to excellent employee morale and legendary customer service.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401300616
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	08/04/2004
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	657,806
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

John Yokoyama is the owner of the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market. John's love of fish began as a child, fishing with his father on Puget Sound. He learned the retailing business by working at his dad's produce stand in the Pike Place Farmer's Market. At age twenty-five, he purchased the fish stand across from his dad's produce stand. He lives in Seattle.

Joseph Michelli, Ph.D., is a psychologist, organizational consultant, daily radio talk show host, professional speaker, and author of Humor, Play and Laughter. He presents and consults on the creation of dynamic and playful corporate cultures for companies around the world. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

"[The Authors] offer advice for instilling passion in employees, thinking outside the profit box and striving to reach out to the community and customers, solving problems effectively and with a view to improvement ends.... Well-placed quotes from such luminaries as Nelson Mandela ... enhance the book's inspirational, if idealistic, messages."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

The World Famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle is a place where fishmongers toss fish to each other in a lively atmosphere that embodies the benefits of a positive work culture. In When Fish Fly, company founder John Yokoyama and psychologist Joseph Michelli present proven strategies for creating a workplace culture that leads to superior customer service, high employee morale, and an energetic environment. They also describe how companies can live a vision and make a difference. Copyright © 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries

Soundview Executive Book Summaries

After a brush with bankruptcy, the owner of a Seattle fish market transformed his business into a workplace that respects workers and makes a difference in the lives of everyone the staff contacts. The story of this transformation made the small company world-famous and spawned bestselling books, audios, and videos. The text is marvelously rendered by Kevin Gray, who manages to keep the threads of the inspiring tale pulled together in spite of an abridgment that feels truncated. That aside, the two-hour recording is a great lesson on small-group leadership, a compact guide to organizational change that all business owners should hear on a regular basis. T.W. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

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