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Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life |  | Author: Spencer Johnson
Creator: Kenneth Blanchard
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Category: Book
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Rating:  1616 reviews
Sales Rank: 85
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0399144463
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.24
EAN: 9780399144462
ASIN: 0399144463
Publication Date: September 8, 1998
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Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice--nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "littlepeople," mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. It's not just sustenance to them; it's their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods--our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in--although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out. Dr. Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and many other books, presents this parable to business, church groups, schools, military organizations--anyplace where you find people who may fear or resist change. And although more analytical and skeptical readers may find the tale a little too simplistic, its beauty is that it sums up all natural history in just 94 pages: Things change. They always have changed and always will change. And while there's no single way to deal with change, the consequence of pretending change won't happen is always the same: The cheese runs out. --Lou Schuler
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 Short, Simple, Effective September 5, 2010
Doug Warshauer (Northfield, IL)
A great book that shows that short books can be among the most effective. Sure, it is simple, and sometimes seems obvious. But sometimes it helps to take a seemingly obvious concept and twist it around a bit, show it in a new context, and reflect on it differently. The book achieved its great popularity for a reason. For people dealing with a period of unwanted change, it can be very encouraging.
-- Doug Warshauer, Author of If I'm So Smart Where Did All My Money Go: Balancing Your Financial Objectives for Lasting Wealth
Great book for dealing with change! September 3, 2010
Jess
This book was a great read. We purchased several of them for employees in our company who have difficulty dealing with the ever changing corporate environment. All of the employees got something out of the book, and a few said it would help them deal with changes in their personal lives as well.
Book was well written, easy to understand, and we loved the story!
 A mindless book August 20, 2010
jp (usa)
This is a mindless book - it assumes (1) all change is good, and (2) that you are better off if you adapt to it quickly. Not all change in life is like the shifting cheese in a maze described by the book; in fact, I'd say most change is NOT like that.
The simplistic view it holds is rather patronizing, but worse is if you actually try to base your life on this philosophy. It's not wise to do so. Everything should be evaluated against your standards, and what is good, you follow. What is bad/evil/poor, you avoid. You don't give your mind over to "change is always good" mantra if you are a thinking person. After all, who says where the cheese moves is good? That question/discussion is never addressed.
Borrow this book from somewhere to read it if you wish - don't waste your money purchasing it.
 A bound shibboleth August 18, 2010
C. M. Manis (Sunrise, Florida)
Someone who I know extolled this book and therefore, I wasted neither my time nor money on it. As an alternative to this tripe, if you are interested in the topic of change, read "Future Shock" by Alvin Toffler. First published in 1970, it is a modern classic of culture today.
A Great Book August 16, 2010
Mariana
This is the cutest, funniest book I've read in a long time. It really starts you thinking about the choices we make in life and why fear should not be a part of those choices. Even a child could understand what the message is in this book. I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to make a decision of any kind in their lives.Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
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