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Summary: Quick, thought provoking, could even change your life!
Review: This book will take about an hour of your time. If, however, you take the tasty little tale and apply the principles, it may be one of the best hours you've ever spent. A lot of what is written here will be familiar. What makes it a best-seller is that it has been refashioned into easily remembered concepts through the engaging story of men, mice, and the pursuit of the ever elusive cheese...it's a parable about the importance of change and the need to remain open to new possibilities. Good stuff, simple packaging, accessible and applicable to everyone.
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Summary: Overpriced and mediocre
Review: I really didn't get much out of this book and in fact just sold it today! It's extremely short (about an hour's reading) and I guess I thought the author's message was pretty common sense: take charge of your own life and deal with changes pro-actively. These days it's tough to have faith that the company you're working for is going to keep you around for an entire career. Even if you're a good friend of the CEO, that doesn't help much because even CEOs can be fired if the company's not turning a profit!This book is good as a wakeup call for people who still have a false sense of security with companies. A business is unfortunately mainly about profit and loss, and if an employee is no longer profitable the business would prefer to replace him or her with someone who is. Having the "cheese" taken away is never fun, but at least it forces you to learn new skills or whatever it takes to find a new source of cheese. But overall, [$] for this tiny little tome is asking way too much and you can find far better books on this matter for less. There are tons of PMA type books out there that teach how to always maintain a good attitude no matter what happens and to make the best of what you have. Some of the classic authors like Dale Carnegie, J. Paul Getty, Frank Bettger, etc. will teach you how to have an adaptable attitude and a whole lot more besides.
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Summary: Cheesy, but delightful!
Review: Coming from an educator's point of view, I found this book to be quite delightful and well humored! In a time when education is constantly changing, this takes a look at taking the fear away from it all. Change is necessary. Our communities, daily living, etc. are in constant change. Therefore, educational approaches also need to change to fit the environment in which educators teach. I think that this book, and it's companion video are excellent tools to approaching educator's with an attitude to let go of the fear! The video is quite fitting for those of us who still have a bit of their inner child exposed!
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Summary: Much better than I expected
Review: Given the reviews that others have made i was surprised it was so good. It really put into perspective a lot of changes. While at an internship a manager gave me the book to read on a business trip. I really feel that while this book may be directed at those working at a business environment (or maybe that is simply the way I perceived it) it could have been applied numerous times in my college experiance. One problem, he never mentioned the need to work hard at what you're doing and not simply to look for the next best thing. However, be prepared to go to the next best thing if you're getting bored or your position is about to be outsourced!
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Summary: Why work at all?
Review: After reading this book (which took about 10 minutes), I wondered why I still work for a living when you can make millions of dollars writing simple books for simple people. It amazes me still how these things (this book, the One Minute Manager, etc.) become cult classics in the business world. While giving a cute story to illustrate human reactions to change, the serious reader interested in change management/grief process should read Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and Viktor Frankl.
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Summary: A Great 30 minute read to get you thinking!
Review: This book is a great quick read that actually gets you thinking about your priorities in life. I would highly recommend it to anyone in one of life's little ruts!!
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Summary: The Wonderful World of Cheese
Review: I found this latest offering from Spencer Johnson quite interesting. Written in a child-like prose, the book gives the sense of one's favorite nursery rhyme, well instilling the valued quality of dealing with change. Sciff and Scurry wasted no time in adjusting to change--quite unlike most of us today. Hem and Haw more aptly fit the description of the average American worker--unable to see change coming, and unwilling to adjust when it does hit us head on. Fortunately for Haw, he eventually came to the realization of his need to "move with the cheese." But not before living on the edge of starvation. Hem never comes to the realization in the book, but one can only wish that the final footsteps heard were his--finally breaking free from the past. I would recommend this book to anyone--young, old, working, non-working. We all deal with change in both our professional and personal lifes and I haven't read anything that deals with it on such a basic level as this work from Spencer Johnson.
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Summary: So who won?
Review: In this book, Sniff and Scurry move from an unsuccessful market area without thought of what they may do to improve it. Hem and Haw make an effort to improve the original cheese location (recover the market share) but do not seek opportunities outside the local market. Haw finally moves out and after much searching finds that the rats win! Moral of the story: don't think about what you are doing, just sniff and scurry around in the marketplace and you get the best cheese.
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Summary: Simple but potent message
Review: "Who Moved My Cheese" is a simple book with a powerful message about change. Personally I did like the book, but I feel the author did not reinforce his points enough or give enough examples. Many people have written about this same subject, and I do not think this book has anything remarkable to recommend itself. The only unique thing I can think about is the fact that the book was written as a parable using mice and cheese. If you have twenty minutes go ahead and read the book, but I cannot recommend adding this to your personal library.
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Summary: A simple message in a simple book.
Review: This book holds a very simple message in the guise of a parable. It describes change in life as somebody moving the cheese away from you (and the other rats). So adapt you must! Its a deceptively simple message, and you would have probably read about it somewhere else before. But once you get the message, there is little left to get from this book. It offers no hidden insights or messages that you can't get from the initial reading. For that reason, I can't rate it higher than four stars.
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