Rating: Summary: Who Was Hit Over the Head with a Block of Cheese at Birth? Review: This book is a pure, unadulterated waste of money. It is targeted at brain-washing the hapless minions that are unfortunate enough to work under the "guidance" of one of this book's fans. Save your money. Here is the summary: "Sure your job stinks - you have to do whatever we say! And, by the way, your job dissatisfaction is only PARTIALLY due to the constant reorganizations foisted upon you by management attempting to obfuscate failures. Since you have no choice in the matter, get used to us moving the cheese just as you are closing in on your precious sales target/performance objective/other personal success metric!"
Rating: Summary: Zzzzzzzzzzz -- Great cure for insomniacs Review: Dull with a capital D. Five minutes of plot squeezed into just thirty minutes of reading. What was originally used as a 5-minute icebreaker on the speaker circuit has now been stretched to the breaking point. What was he thinking? This book is an oxymoron. If you are among the audience for which this book is intended, then you can't possibly like it. On the other hand, if you like to watch those bonehead movies made from SNL skit plots, you'll probably love this, too. I wish I had waited for the abridged edition. It will be two paragraphs, max. (Really!) BTW, I highly recommend the One Minute Manager, but this one is a complete waste of time.
Rating: Summary: Mindless Drivel!! Review: Ok, let's get some facts straight here.... First: Change is good. Actually, that depends on the person and the type of change. If you are unhappy with your job, does that mean that quitting and changing is a good thing? NO! In today's society, it is not easy to change jobs, let alone vocations. In most instances, that job is the one thing that is sustaining a family, and giving it up for the sake of change could result in more harm than good. Second: Change is bad: Again, this depends on the situation. When I wrote Strike Hard ..., it signaled a change in my life, and the life of my family. Was it bad? Absolutely not! No one has been harmed by this, and many people have been able to benefit from it. (people gain enjoyment from reading it, my publisher sells it, etc.) It has had a resounding effect of changing my life, but for the better. All in all, I would agree with some of the other reviews on here and recommend that you not waste your money. There is nothing in this that isn't learned from living your life day-by-day. It has been mentioned that some employers are requiring this to be reading material of employees. In that case, I would recommend a change---a change of employers.
Rating: Summary: An offer of courage in an uncertain world... Review: I liked this book. It's a quick read and easy to understand. As a career advisor, I like to talk about this book to my clients who are experiencing career changes. Personally, whenever I face a challenge that makes me feel uncertain - I think about this story.
Rating: Summary: Just work hard! Review: This book is a travesty lacking original content and thought. The fact that it is actually a bestseller makes me worry about the collective intelligence of Corporate America. Save your money and buy something else!
Rating: Summary: Who Moved My Cheese? Review: At some point of your lifetime, you were, are, or will be,- afraid and question change. You may want to change, or you may be forced to change. Who Moved My Cheese? is a refreshing little story identifying the various stages of change. It offers a wonderful point of view regarding how to handle this all so intriging thing called change. This book is a must for every man, woman, child, and mouse hunting for the cheese! Don't be afraid to venture into the unknown. Read this little story. First, and foremost, DON'T ANALYZE- JUST READ IT, AND THEN READ IT AGAIN!Give it to everyone you come in contact with! Think about welcoming change or at least consider another way of looking at it!!!
Rating: Summary: The Handwriting Certainly IS on the Wall Review: The real message of this book: · You are a Little Person, don't expect security in life · The only one who cares about you is you · Your survival depends on following us wherever we lead you (but we don't care about you) · Do not question the premise of this system, that is only whining · All change is good (well, not for you necessarily) · Thoughtful obedience is preferred, but mindless obedience is acceptable
Rating: Summary: Message is fine, book is silly. Review: This lesson this book attempts to teach is that we shouldn't be afraid of change and of taking chances. That's fine, but the book is so simplistic and repetitive and silly. And it hits you over the head with its story. This may be a good book for 3rd graders, but at this point in my life I don't need to learn life's lessons from little mice with silly names.
Rating: Summary: A good metaphor for handling change Review: This book was recommended to me by a former manager after a recent merger we had. I found it an easy read, and quite profound. A simple metaphor I had already known about for some time was the Icarus effect of a man flying upwards towards the sun, but because the man's wings were made of was, they melted, and the man fell to earth. Basically, I think that we can become trapped in routines, which fail to be effective anymore in the light of changing circumstances. I feel that we should always be questioning our routine, to see if it still effective. If it is not, then we must be able to identify that and move on. What is very important about this book, is that it is very user friendly, and animates very well the idea of being able to react to change. Metaphors are often powerful, and useful, and I feel it has animated the idea of questioning things- if they are for their own sake or not in the light of changing cirumstances.
Rating: Summary: wonderful book Review: This is a wonderful book for any one facing change in the work place. Our CEO past this book out to all management to share and learn from. It has made a big change in my outlook. I know that I don't want to be "Hem".
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