Fish! Sticks
“We do not
remember days,
we remember
moments.”
Pavese, Cesare
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The Fish Philosophy
• Fish Market in Seattle
• Sprint
• Southwest Airlines
• Many Schools (www.fishphilosophy.com)
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Fish! Ingredients
• Play +
• Make Their Day +
• Be There +
• Choose Your Attitude =
• Great Place to Work!
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Play
Carry a light heart
wherever you go.
• How might I be an
instrument of
lightheartedness?
• Is there a smile in my
voice and on my face?
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Make Their Day
A great gift is the gift of
positive engagement.
• Whose day will I make today?
• How might the way I live my
life be a source of inspiration
for others?
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Be There
Amazing things can happen when
you learn to be where you are.
• Where am I?
• Where do I need to be?
• What is the impact of my “be
there” decision?
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Choose Your Attitude
The attitude you have right
now is the one you are
choosing. Choose wisely.
• What attitude am I
exhibiting?
• Should I stay with this
attitude or choose
another?
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Fish! Sticks
• How do you get
Fish! to stick
once you get it
going?
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Challenges
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Healthy Family Life
Sustaining a Vision
Growing a Marriage
Sticking to a Diet
Building Strong
Relationships
• Making a Change Stick
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3 Commitments
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Find IT! / Commit
• Vision is for stakeholders
• Personalize the vision
• Teamwork is just a dream
until there is a
commitment to a shared
vision
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Be IT! / Live IT!
• Vision
Moments –
find
opportunities
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Ready, Set, Create!
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Coach IT!
• A gift to keep the
vision strong
• Feedback
• Not an ego trip
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Fish! Revolution
• With the amount of time we spend at
work we might as well have some
fun!
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Fish! Revolution
• We can and do choose our attitude!
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Fish! Revolution
• There is nothing as satisfying as
making someone’s day!
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Fish! Revolution
• It is not just about listening: it is
about being there!
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• What is the experience we are trying to
create for our students and parents?
• How do you personalize the vision?
• How can we support each other in
keeping our way of working alive and
vital?
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Fish Song
Come on everybody now,
Let’s go FISH!ing, Come along and see.
Come on everybody now, let’s go FISHing,
You can catch the energy!
Release the potential and make their day,
Choose your attitude, be there and play.
Come on everybody now, let’s go FISH!ing
You can catch the energy!
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