The FISH! Philosophy

Based upon the presentations conducted by fellow classmates on March 30th, I was very motivated to conduct additional research on the FISH! Philosophy. However, I cannot put the cart before the horse, and I will provide a brief description of what the FISH! Philosophy entails.


So, what exactly is the FISH! Philosophy?

The FISH! Philosophy consists of four simple, interconnected practices:


• Be There is being emotionally present for people. It’s a powerful message of respect that improves communication and strengthens relationships.

• Play taps into your natural way of being creative, enthusiastic and having fun. Play is the spirit that drives the curious mind, as in “Let’s play with that idea!” It’s a mindset you can bring to everything you do.

• Make Their Day is finding simple ways to serve or delight people in a meaningful, memorable way. It’s about contributing to someone else’s life, not because you want something out of it, but because that’s the person you want to be.

• Choose Your Attitude means taking responsibility for how you respond to what life throws at you. Once you are aware that your choice impacts everyone around you, you can ask yourself, “Is my attitude helping my team or my customers? Is it helping me to be the person I want to be?”

Through The FISH! Philosophy, we build stronger relationships with the team members we work with, the customers we serve, the students we teach and the people we love. (FISH! Philosophy: What is FISH!)

Planning an overhaul, or merely shaking up habitual office place actions, is not an easy task for many individuals to adjust to. Simply betting on the fact that your team may feel a high level of resurgence in their career may be a reason to actually implement a program along the likes of FISH!. If your HR or Management Team is considering the idea of bringing FISH! to your organization, why not ponder the financial resources necessary to potentially improve outputs of an otherwise stagnate team?


ChartHouse Learning, the founders of the FISH! Philosophy, offer a vast array of services to help clients introduce and effectively use these powerful tools. In my current career as a Financial Analyst, my workplace could definitely utilize the assistance of the FISH! Philosophy to inspire or facilitate the motivation of several co-workers. Unfortunately, due to the bleak economic considerations, I feel that the recommendation to actually implement, much rather suggest the thought; will go by the way-side.

Sources: FISH! Philosophy: What is FISH! 3 April 2011. http://www.charthouse.com/content.aspx?nodeid=22610.