Fables cut through complexity to reveal simple, crucial wisdom.

Sync or Swim is a refreshing, illustrated story of a sheepdog and a puffin, that helps us to solve a frustrating mystery: Why do morale-building programs often hurt morale  … and why does communicating appreciation too often result in cynical reactions?

In Sync or Swim, you’ll follow an organizational manager and the challenges he has to overcome: A threating storm rapidly approaching the island, the expectation to do more with less, complaining, negative team members, morale of loyal employees who feel undervalued and a long history of mismanagement.

It’s a small tale with great wisdom, a classic insight into the ways expressing authentic appreciation can change everything-and help us survive the storms that threaten us in work and life.

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Books by by Gary D Chapman, Paul E. White and Harold Myra