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Summary: It's not easy being this cheesy!
Review: Obviously the author found his cheese. Only he didn't eat it, he packaged it up and sold it to the "littlepeople." The first thing I noticed when reading this book was that it has built-in defense mechanisms. People who disagree w/ this cheez are not "adapting," don't want to "learn," and are dubbed "Hems" just bcz they're not buying what he's selling. If you had any confidence in your message, why get so defensive only four pages in? I also agree .... that this book is a plus for management bcz it lets them believe that they are only moving cheese which is actually good for people and really not shafting anyone.
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Summary: My new daily affirmation!
Review: Who moved the cheese, indeed! The idea that one can change one's life in an hour by reading this charming little rodent-ridden parable is enchanting. It gives me a whole new lease on life and helped me make an important decision: cheese is quite edible. I can eat it here or there, in a car, in a boat, with a stranger on a moat. I simply cannot believe that my life has changed so drastically all from the one hour that is required from reading this book! An added bonus: the author's simplistic writing style did not require me to look up a single word, saving me even more time. Oh, if only all of life could be summed up so easily using metaphors of dairy products and household pests. Then, I dare say, we would all be eating quite a bit of cheese, wouldn't we!
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Summary: Misplaced in the Corporate Environment
Review: I don't think the corporate environment is the intended audience for the subtleties of this volume. To me, at least, the characters Sniff and Scurry represent the proletariet masses who, unencumbered with any cerebral baggage, resort to those most basic primordial instincts which direct them to bolt at any hint of an escape from repression; in this case the obvious opiate of the "security" suggested by "Cheese Station C", an obvious metaphor for the Eastern Bloc. This, I believe, is symbolic of the mass emigration from eastern European states into Germany and Austria witnessed just over a decade ago. Hem and Haw, on the other hand, clearly represent old guard communist leaders, who, unwilling to yield to the economic and social pressures of the west, perhaps in some way suggesting the defeat of their original Bolshevik principles, remain in a static position. Haw, ultimately stepping out into the maze, nicely encapsulates the courage, the apprehension witnessed in Poland during the Solidarity movement of the early '80s or even Gorbechev and his glasnost and perestroika programs; both attempts to bring about change to a system that was clearly failing.
Although to some Johnson's paper might suggest some parallels to a corporate climate, clearly it is a tool for Phd candidates focusing on some facet of political science.
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Summary: Good book ... well written
Review: This book is very simplistic in how we deal with change. I found its simplicity to be thought provoking and a great book to read. I recommend it.
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Summary: I Loved It
Review: I think this is one of those books that you either love or hate ... that's OK because different methods of communication reach people in varied ways. I happen to be one of those people who responded very positively to this book. In fact, it changed my life. I'd say, rather than buying the book, why not look at it for free first at your local library and see if it reaches you. If not, no harm done ... but if it DOES reach you, it will reach you in a powerful way, like a ton of philosophical bricks falling on your head! Your life will then be changed by reading this book.I have a "Who Moved My Cheese" bookmark with the philosophy summarized on my fridge ... it inspires me every day.
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Summary: If I could give no stars I would
Review: I was forced to read this book by my employer who apparently saw this book as a was to influence us toward a more positive environment in the workplace. It was insulting! I am a college educated professional. I don't need a "cute" story about mice and little people and vanishing cheese to help me accept change. Change is hard for everyone, especially if it is constant. If you wnat me to be positive in the workplace, treat me with respect. If you are looking a cute fairy tale, this might be for you. If you want a way to make positive changes in the workplace, look somewhere else.
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Summary: If you don't change, you become extinct....
Review: One of the catchphrases in the book states: If you don't change, you become extinct. Sounds like timely advice. This book is probably overhyped but its usage of metaphors to convey the message is refreshing.
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Summary: So it's not "War and Peace"...so what?
Review: Sure it's simplistic, but hey, sometimes you have to keep it simple so it will get through people's heads. I can't tell you how many times I've watched these scenarios played out in companies that either my wife or I have worked for. "Change is inevitable". Of course, intellectually we all know that. Reacting to it, however, is often not an intellectual, but an emotional act. If you want to feel that reading this book insults your intelligence, that's ok. On the other hand, why do we read Aesop's Fables? Why is it that even people who wouldn't read the Bible if you put a gun to their heads are familiar with many of its parables? Simplicity. Don't knock it. If you don't keep it simple sometimes, the Hems and Haws of the world just arent' going to get it
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Summary: Not Sure What The Fuss Is All About
Review: I am personally a book lover and never think twice when buying a book, especially business related books. But this one,I have always been suspicious about. Then a few days ago, a friend lent it to me and I read it ! The message was simple, good and must be embraced. Since the message is obvious, we need a story to keep it alive in our minds, so Hem, Haw, Scurry and Sniff was created to act thier parts. But after reading it, especially after reading all the hype about it, you find it kind of a silly story and actually a little let down. BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LESSONS IN THE STORY. Read it once.
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Summary: Complete and Utter Pablum
Review: Don't neglect the utility of this book! When your manager hands this out, mark it down as a red-letter day. Years later, you can look back on it and say, "This is when my company crossed the line from common, every day idiocy to stupidity of truly titanic proportions." So, when your manager hands you this book, you can translate "this is a book about accepting change" as "this is a thinly veiled effort to get you to willingly submit to the next reorg/round of layoffs/drastic, arbitrary change". Those who love this book praise its use of a simple, parable-like allegory to convey its point. More rational observers would realize that it insults the intelligence of adults to believe that a book about mice is the best way to make a point. The people who pass out this book lack either the good sense to realize this, or the courage to present their employees with the truth. Save your cash folks -- this thing isn't worth 14 cents, much less the ... the publisher wants for it.
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