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Summary: Who moved my twenty bucks?
Review: The books presents an excellent reading for absolute
imbeciles or people high on drugs. From the book we
basically learn that mice like cheese, and that there
is an exceptional amount of morons in corporate America.
The book is typeset with extraordinary large fonts
with the solemn purpose to waste more paper and make
the reading easier for morons and drug abusers.
The whole book could easily fit into one paragraph,
and presents a very simple message: unless you break out
of the maze, you are no better than mice.
Rating:
Summary: Much ado about nothing.
Review: I was recommended this book as "a motivating book, a great read we should recommend to customers and use ourselves" in a company yearly meeting. So I borrowed my boss's copy out of curiosity. I read it in two days and returned it to her then.The book talks about looking for signs that tell you when your "cheese" is not as good as it used to be, and be ready to look for it somewhere else, instead of getting stuck with your loss. In a word, it tells you "what" you should do. You have to define what the "cheese" is for you. The problem is it doesn't tell you "how" you should do it, and that's way beyond its scope. It oversimplifies everything. And what should you do when people regret changes in a company? Tell them to read this book that compares them to mice? I am convinced a better book about how to deal with change is "Managing Transitions" by William Bridges, which (even though it is not perfect) offers a framework for dealing with change, including taking people feelings and loses into account, as well as your own. But back to the cheesy book. In summary, "Who moved my cheese?" is a kid's tale. It's the kind of fable you tell kids to explain why things must change. And when commenting about this with the HR head of the company I work for, he said: "The thing is, you have to talk to most people as if they were children". I hope his comment is not really that accurate.
Rating: 
Summary: quick fix... not of much value to grown ups
Review: This could be a great book for teens/kids... the main problem with this book is oversimplification. The story starts with four characters in constant search for cheese, and the message is that 'be ready to move when the cheese moves', however the author does not recognize that the problem with most is to define 'what' is the 'cheese' in their life, it does not teach you how to set priorities or goals in life, how to define 'cheese' - it just tells you to 'go for it' when the target shifts... and when when it's not shifting enjoy your cheese but be ready for the 'cheese' to move. Nop! That does not give enough insight. The author tries to tell you that your life would change after reading this book, but what he said can be summarized in one well-known statement - 'Change is the only constant thing in life', now, did that change your life? No! then don't expect this book to change your life either. I'm giving it two stars because of the hype the author tried to create... the reunion, I agree if someone tells this story others would say it's a good story but they won't have another serious discussion session over it. The book does not have any long term benefits, if you've proactive enough to define your 'cheese' for you you are beyond the preachings in this book, and if you haven't done that, don't waste your time reading this book, spend some time with/on yourself to define your goals in life.
Rating:
Summary: I refuse to sniff or scurry
Review: If there were a no star rating I would give it that. It was an insulting book written to give corporate HR stiffs a tool to weed out the disenchanted. I was given this book by my manager about 3 months before being packaged out of my job. The surface message of the book is to be open to change, to be flexible. The implicit message is that as a "little people", it's not your job to ask about why changes are being made, or even if they're a good idea. Your job, you "little people", is to adapt to change, to find out where the "big people" hid the cheese this week. Well, if you like being called a "little people" or worse yet, a dumb mouse who can't figure out where the cheese got hid, you'll love this book. Otherwise, don't waste your time.
Rating: 
Summary: Life is short to be stuck in one place hoping for miracles
Review: Few books come ur way which can be recomended to all. This definitely is one among them. Fantastically narated story, and a beautiful lesson to learn The book is a big eye opener to all people who are stuck up in their heads. Miracles dont happen unless and until u work for it. It is a book which tells u to move on in life. If nothing is happening in life, then make things happen, but that does not happen, unless and until you make a move. Guys, if this book does not change a lethargic and lazy mind, then nothing will change you.
Rating: 
Summary: For the ones who are able to smile at their own flaws
Review: I came across the book some time ago and I caught myself nodding and recognizing patterns in my own behaviour and that of my surroundings as I read on. Recently I have picked up the book again and bought copies to friends as a fun book to read. I do not consider this a "serious" book on change management but it sure is a great introduction at workshops on change, learning etc as personal matters all become somewhat less "contageous" as areas to bring up in a group setting (it is easy to camouflage it with settings from the story, but it is still put out in the open).
The story of the little peoples' search for happiness (or whatever the cheese represents) may be read as a parable, but then again I think that is taking it too seriously. It is a story that does not need to be classified or analyzed, but just read with an open mind.
Two of the characters (the little people) are named Hem and Haw, which of course is also a play with word, but it also says a lot about the characters. The story is simple: we follow their responses to changes (the cheese is moved) and some of their thoughts and changes of attitude (or lack thereof) as they are put down as "writings on the wall". I have not yet met anyone who have not found one little "writing on the wall" that fits their lifestyle, bringing about a smile as they found it.
The other two characters in the book, the two mice, make the diffrences beteeen Hem and Haw even more clear as the story goes on, but they also examplify an untroubled lifestyle.
Summing up: A book to bring a smile on your face; not a book to be considered a serious input in the field of personal change, I think. . .
Rating:
Summary: Truth is what serves the party at any given time
Review: Strange that a book read by the leaders of capitalism has as one of its core messages Stalin's infamous definition of reality. Wherever the cheese moves is right for it to move, that is all you need to know. In fact the act of trying to know more is the very thing that will be your undoing. There are many things very wrong with this book, promoting a mindset eerily reminiscent of that of the European dark ages, or perhaps the Indian cast system. The message of the book: Know your place and do not try to change what you have no control over. If things change, adjust to them but never ever contemplate the change itself.
Adam's Dilbert countered it with a nice little strip, highlighting that the book's messages for business is: the Boss is never wrong. The story tells you to never ever question events or authority, indeed that to ponder such things as: who moved my cheese? Why did they move it and where to? Did they have the right to? are to be avoided or you will literally starve. Be like mice, however, scurry and work full of energy without ever questioning, without ever looking out of the maze and you will live on Appenzeller forever. The authors do not want their worker animals to realize that they are in a maze, that perhaps there might be a way to get a hold of some milk to make cheese and thus not have it move all the time. A major point of the book is that looking outside of the maze to figure out why this cheese moving business is going on will lead to failure. The sad truth, and likely reason for the book's success, is that in many ways this is the reality of many employees. In many ways the authors' realization seems to be that we can look but never get outside the maze, that for 99% of their readers thinking about change rather than just going with it is an exercise in futility. There is no reference to whether this is all "right" or not, it is a kind reminder that this the card we were dealt, so deal with it. The authors are merely trying to prevent us from trying were we can't succeed. The authors' message for, say, Enron employees is that to fret over the injustice of it all will get them nowhere and that to move on to the next company is their only hope. Once they get a new job they should not waste energy and time on trying to find out if it, too, will "be moved", like Enron, but rather to ready themselves for the next, inevitable, move. Your manufacturing job got "moved", perhaps literally, to Mexico? Do not try to point out political issues, do not try to find ways to move it back, instead find a job elsewhere or indeed move to Mexico, in fact you may like that cheese better. Had the US industry listened to this book there would be no US cars (which, actually, may not have been such a sad thing...), steel-mils, bicycles or TVs left. Of course, there aren't any US TVs left and this book saves us from having consider why. After all, what could we mere mice have ever done to change that outcome? In this brave new world the virtues of mice outperform those of man. But can mice really make good cheese? This Krell would rather that remain the prerogative of thinking man (yes, or woman, naturally). One can only imagine what would have happened to the authors, had they gone to Switzerland and started moving people's cheese, they would likely have met with more than mere criticisms. Perhaps that is why the Swiss make such superior cheese...
Rating: 
Summary: You can get the morals in this story for free!
Review: It may be a #1 bestseller but it's not as helpful as it seems. Basically it's for those of you who can read a book and change your life by understanding the morals shown. It's not a book that gives you tips on how to improve your life or how to deal with stress. It just gives you the story and working out what the morals say is up to you. The morals in a way are disguised. The story is purposefully unclear as change is always different. It's doesn't really help students with their study habits or anything. It's for adults who're facing problems and difficulties in their life. The main solution that makes this book help you is to remember the main points that make our life pleasant and are things we usually tend to forget. The book starts out with former classmates chatting with each other until Michael begins his tale of "Who moved my cheese?" Cheese is a metaphorical device that is what we want in life. Cheese is everything from wanting no stress in your life to desiring a perfect job. It concentrates on mice living in a maze that continue to search for cheese. It first and foremost just shows that the mice continue to look for cheese without thinking about anything. They don't think before they act. They just have a sudden reaction to things that they aren't prepared for. The resolution of the story concentrates on Hem &Haw finding the cheese but soon losing the cheese to the two hungry mice. What it's trying to show are everyday people (opposites). Haw is a leader who's searching for better ways of life (he searches for more cheese) while Hem is stubborn and refuses to move (doesn't do anything). Although it's sold millions worldwide, the book isn't really worth it if you can't change your life with morals. If you can't change from Aesop's fables I doubt you can change from "Who moved my cheese?" In a way the book does give you tips but as I said before they're "disguised" or "hidden". You have to search for them. In short form the whole story just tries to say, "You can transform, it's excellent, it makes your life well again!"
Rating:
Summary: Simple but effective
Review: "Who Moved My Cheese" first came to my attention from the animated video. So often we know what to do, but for some reason we don't do it. The format of this simple story, helps to make the ideas and principles come alive in a way that's easy to digest. For those reviewers who find it too simplistic, they could check out "Unlimited Power" by Tony Robbins, and "Anatomy of Success" by Ronald Kaufman.
Rating:
Summary: Easy to Understand
Review: This book is great for many reasons, but I will point out the one that sticks out to me: "Easy to understand" This book will give any manager an idea of what to do with different personality types who they have to manage. While this is not an in-depth study of what to do with ever nuance employees may have, this book points out obvious things managers can do to get more productivity out of their employees. This book also works for employees, it can help people better understand why they do what they do at work. In the same genre of "First Break All The Rules," by Marcus Buckingham, this book pounds away at the fact that we are all different, and the more we know about ourselves, and our managers know about us, the happier, and most importantly, more effective everyone will be.
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