Rating: Summary: Review of "Who Moved My Cheese?" Review: This is a useful if general book. The advice is often hard to argue with, yet still important if only because this advice is good but often ignored. This book helps in transmitting the need to consider options of paths in improving our lives. "Who Moved My Cheese" tells a parable about how mice, accustomed to conquering a maze where cheese is hidden become so adapted to the routine path, even reorganizing their lives around this path, fall apart when the cheese location is moved. The morale of the story is we must learn to adapt to change. Indeed, especially in these vibrant times, we must prepare for the inevitability of change, recognize when important elements are changing, and properly react to these changes. This book aptly describes common sense without prescribing specific techniques. To the degree many have forgotten coomon sense, this book serves to remind us and wake us to realizing that common sense should prevail.
Rating: Summary: Perfect for a commuter Review: A friend of mine practically insisted that I buy this book. I thought I would by the tape instead of the book and am very happy I did. The writing is not very sophisticated and makes for a much more interesting listen than a read. Perfect timing for a drive to work and back. Some of the points are obvious and maybe even a little corny but still worth remembering. The story becomes predictable, but again, it is important to be reminded of these ideas from time to time so we remember to put them to work in our lives. I have shared the tape with others in my small office and everybody who has heard it has enjoyed it.
Rating: Summary: Who Moved My Cheese? Review: This book was very inspirational to me. I was considering whether or not to try to start me a business and reading this book helped me get over my fears. It also helped me realized that there is nothing wrong with taking chances. I realize that no one is going to give you anything unless you make the attempt to go get it yourself. I am not a reader of books but this book is the best one I've read so far. Thanks to Who Moved My Cheese I have a whole new outlook on life and now my business is in the process of becoming a reality. I would like to thank Mr. Johnson and Mr. Blanchard for writing this book. I love it very much....
Rating: Summary: It's a pity to call this boys tale a book Review: People are not mice. They can not be prompted by cheese. If what this tale wants to support is that a worker always must be profitable and his past services are not worthy any longer, that is not new nowdays. Each one must try to update his knowledge everyday to be profitable, but the company also bears some responsability. It's easy to get the maximun outcome from people, not investing on them in their training on new tools and years later discover that the worker is outdated. Then simply replace them for "updated ones". It's so easy, but at least do not blame on them as lazy "little men". Not to mention the application on private lives. Must I replace my wife if she is not wearing sport shoes?.
Rating: Summary: a step back - good plane ride material Review: This is a short, simple book, but that lets go through a bit of self-reflection, trying to figure out what your 'cheese' is. If I read it again, I'd probably have a new 'cheese'.
Rating: Summary: The advice is good but... Review: The childish writing style gets old very quickly. If you're smart you can learn from a lot of different sources. I don't want to say there is nothing to be learned here. It's just that you can see the destination of this book long before you get there. And it's not a long book.
Rating: Summary: How to reinvent your life especially when you have no choice Review: For anyone living, breathing and making a living, this book is a must. In today's job market where technology is now changing faster than ever, and you will become outdated within seven years from graduating college or grad school, conjunctionally be forced to update your skills or reinvent yourself entirely in the job market, this book will prepare you for what's in store for you psychologically. The one most important lesson I learned from it is that you have to keep challenging yourself, professionally, personally, spiritually, academically and socially. It's an unpredictable world and this book explains how to get unstuck when you are, through a delightful, quick reading metaphor.
Rating: Summary: An amazingly short book Review: Not only could I apply the tips in this book to my life, I know hundreds of people who would benefit from its lessons. Its child-like style was intriguing and once I picked it up I couldn't put it down till the end--which didn't take long. I first I thought it should be required reading for people in management, but by the end I could see that we could all benefit from applying it to all aspects of our lives.
Rating: Summary: Who Moved My Cheese Review: This was a great book. It was one of those that you begin to read and are extremely reluctant to put it down. Almost everyone may see themselves in the characters in the book. Outstanding reading.
Rating: Summary: Simplistic Review: This book is not for anyone who has had any formal management training. The notion of managing for change has been done many times before--the useful tidbit in this book is that doing something is almost always better than doing nothing--a 75% correct solution implemented quickly is much better than a 100% solution implemented in 6 months. I'm not sure why this book has had the success it has--except for the cute parable format.
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