Launching the program.....
I work for a bank and my director is so on board with the FISH! Philosophy. My plan is to launch it to our branch managers first at our monthly branch manager meeting and then I will go branch to branch to meet with managers staff and present it to them next. My question is--I would like to come up with some sort of preview/teaser (fun email hints, etc.) to peak their interest prior to our meeting and get them excited. Does anyone have any feedback or suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Permalink Reply by Rachael Sherfield on -
I'm too new to FISH! and it's implementation to give you any suggestions. I'd love to know how things are going with your plan. Have you launched FISH! yet? How did it go?
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Permalink Reply by Liz Smith on -
Probably too late to help, but when I introduced the concept to my team, I started by buying everyone a very small and inexpensive soft toy fish. I then printed out a strip of paper (about the size of a fortune in a fortune cookie) that said "Something fishy is going on..." with the date of the intended session. I left each team member a fish on their desks after they'd gone home, about a week before the session. Next day they kept asking what it was about, but I jsut smiled and said they'd soon get details.
The day before the session, I printed out a letter-size sheet with fish puns written in different fonts and colours. They were things like "Do they really expect us to take the bait?", "It's sole long to be away from my desk!" and "Do you think it'll mackerel difference?" (I love bad puns, by the way. Highest form of humour...)
People loved that approach and were definitely 'hooked' by the time the session rolled around. It was very successful!
Hope this helps someone. I'm quite hapy to email anyone my puns, too!
Liz
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Permalink Reply by Rachael Sherfield on
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Liz--I really like this idea. I'm not launching yet--there are other things that I need to get a handle on first (I'm hiring like mad). After the staffing crunch is over--I'm going to try something like this. I'm an administrator and I'm thinking of rolling this out the head teachers first and then the whole child care center later. Your thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Euden Koirala on -
Hi Liz
Would appreciate if you could share some of your puns. I work for a bank and plan to introduce this concept to my team at a presentation I am planning to make. Some more details on how you went about with yours would really help.
Regards
Euden
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Permalink Reply by Eugene Swystun on -
Please send to me your list if FISH puns.
Thanks,
Gene ...
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Permalink Reply by Alan Fisher on -
Liz,
just read your email about the puns and would really appreciate them. I am begining the Fish! implemetation this month.
Thanks!
Alan F.
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Permalink Reply by Euden Koirala on
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Hi Alan
Would you like to share how you re going about with the implementation of FISH. Would love to know.
Thanks a lot
Euden
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Permalink Reply by Donald Leo Abraham on
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Hey Liz,
Just wanted to know how would u launch FISH! for a team of product trainers and Quality Analysts. I do have some ideas like creating the hype with placing paper strips and sending a mail wich says" There is something FISHY...". What iam looking at is to use the video for team building and working a a unit towards one common goal. plz help.
thanks in advance
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Permalink Reply by Deanna Lindsay-Williams on -
Liz, I would love to receive some of the PUNS... they sound corny but GREAT! Just what everyone needs to get enticed and excited.... :-)
deannaklindsay@yahoo.com
Thank you Deanna
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Permalink Reply by Neil Cook on -
Hi
Our workplace (department) has been using FISH for several years. Some things I have learned - 1. Your management team must believe in the concept prior to implementation. Without their support and belief, your staff will probably not embrace.
I held small meeting with staff after getting support from my Supervisors. The video was shown and a conversation took place on why we would consider the idea of FISH. Staff were involved and engaged and this took time.
Once they were on board and supportive, they were encouraged to make it their own. It has proven very successful and I am now trying to roll the program out to the rest of my organization.
I am also working on research to see if there is any tangible evidence that the program makes a difference with attendance and maybe retention of staff.
Cheers,
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Permalink Reply by Marty on -
I recruited a few key people to help me and we printed different sized fish with bubble quotes to appear like the fish were talking. Each quote was tied to the philosophy, play, be there, choose your attitude, make their day. For about 4 weeks before we presented the philosophy, we would post a couple of new fish each day. The quotes were motivators for the team and it got people talking. I also put together a powerpoint presentation introducting the philosophy.I had been taking pictures of my employees at work (I tried to be sneaky, but not everyone was willing to play along) so they could see themselves in action. I then posted the pictures during the "choose your attitude" section of the presentation. It was great for them to see their natural expressions and to realize how different they come across versus what they think they are presenting.
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Permalink Reply by Harry Geist on -
Hi Kelsey,
Hope that your work with FISH! has been gratifying and successful. I work with ChartHouse and wondered if you were familiar with our new FISH! Trainer Tools? FISH! Trainer Tools is a FISH! train-the-trainer program in a box. Please click-on http://www.charthouse.com/productdetail.aspx?nodeid=21 for details. And please feel free to contact me at 800-811-5209 with any questions. Thanks.
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