Leadership

If you are leading an organization in times of difficulty, you need an extra spark to keep your head up. The requirement for you to be the chief…

We all experience stress. But sometimes, like a leaky pipe that eventually bursts from pressure, the stress turns into burnout. Regular stress and burnout exhibit many of the…

Human beings, like all animals in communities, are wired to feel what people around them are feeling. It’s an evolutionary trait: When a cave dweller anticipated a threat,…

“Was that a stuffed fish flying through the air?” Todd Wilkins couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Todd was in Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Lurie Children’s Hospital) in…

In last month’s blog, we kicked off our 20 Years of FISH! celebration with memorable quotes from people who have used the philosophy to improve their lives. This…

Some thoughts from our own Phil Strand, co-author of FISH! Tales and Schools of FISH!: Recently I heard a football coach talking about the off-season work that had…

The director of organizational development for a large corporation shared the following story with us: “Recently we were in a brainstorming meeting. The ideas were coming fast and…