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Summary: simple yes, effective yes
Review: Yes, this book is simple and short (I read it in less than one hour). Does that mean it's not effective? NO. As I was reading this book the quote "what would you be doing if you were not afraid" hit me like a ton of bricks. Think about it, how would you be living and loving if you were fearless? Probably not the way you are living now, right? My only complaint about the book is that it somewhat indicated that workers in the work force need to be more flexible. True, but my experience with corporate America has always been that upper management in America needs to be more flexible and not so content to say "but, we've always done it this way" when asked why are we doing something that doesn't make sense or is not cost effective. The book is worth reading whether you are having problems keeping up with the changes in your workplace or home. It would make a great gift for anyone.
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Summary: Thoughtful, if a little too cute
Review: By the end of this short book, you'll be heartily tired of the metaphor (cheese in a maze). This is too bad, because Johnson's point is a valid and subtle one: different people have different motivations which are always changing over time, and no one can (or should) assume that he/she understands the motives of others. Johnson suggests commonsense methods of tolerance to allow us all to get along, which is not as obvious as it sounds, given the recent spate of management texts claiming to offer the solution to all employee-motivation problems.All in all, an interesting point made in an original fashion.
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Summary: Great down to earth logic
Review: I am about to share this book with a graduate, a leisbian whose relation just broke up, a 15 year boy trying to deal with high school, and a single woman who is finally taking charge of her life. This is a wonderful aid, and one to pick up from time to time. It is a book where one should buy two, keep one and pass the other on. A quick but powerful read--for almost all ages ( 15 and up). Change happens, not just sh _t!
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Summary: Simple Is Good; Simplistic is Stinky Cheese
Review: Aphoristic cliches are all well and good, but not when they cost $20. Fear not, thinking animals of the farm! This book is only a number one bestseller because of it's corporate connections--it proudly lists 72 of them (AAA through Xerox) before the title page. Reminds me of the George W. Bush campaign's $100,000 Pioneer donors being passed off as a groundswell of popular support--admit it, ninety percent of you read this book because your company made it required reading. I'm reassured that the head of my 25-person company gave it to his staff with some idea that he would be insulting their intelligence, but that the book would spark positive discussion anyway (last year's title was Ken Blanchard's RAVING FANS). I just lament the $250 or more he must have spent on it. What about the message of this cute little hardbacked pamphlet? Change happens, deal with it or starve, you silly mouse you. Obviously Spencer Johnson has a nice franchise going for himself. Let's just be honest about who finances it. To use a better rodentine image, I quote Lily Tomlin: "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you are still a rat." What are we America? I wasn't insulted by this book, but it did make me wonder about the answer to that question.
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Summary: Simple Discussion of What We Refuse to See in Ourselves
Review: I was given this book at work. I realized I am much more fearful of change than I had thought. Now I am ready to begin my challenging assignment in a new department, and instead of dwelling at any mistakes I may make, I will laugh at myself and learn from the experience.
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Summary: Your First Book on Change? You Picked the Right One!
Review: This very quick read--is to the point--but powerful--and it will remind you of someone. You will even come to the quiet realization of which character you play. The beauty is that you can see yourself in a less threatening way--and realizing what you need to do to change yourself--to make you more change ready. I've read many books on change--and I still really liked this one--because it is a story I can tell my coworkers--where they can in a humorous way see where they fit in--without it being a negative lesson. Buy it and tell the story to those you want to change.
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Summary: Talk About Cheesey . . .
Review: This book obviously began as a newsletter article. A cute story about 4 mice that could be told in three minutes is spread out over 50 pages (with really, really large type to stretch it that far!) bracketed by a spurious story of a high school reunion. Not only do I want my money back, I want compensation for the time I wasted reading the book. The writing is on an eighth grade level, the analogy is simplistic, and the conversation of the friends at the beginning and end of the book (using the term loosely) is stilted at best. I gave it one star becuase there is no way to give it one-half a star.
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Summary: The Cheese stands alone
Review: You must read the "cheese" book, all young hip business dudes spout "cheesisms" shortly before they race after the next big thing. Not to say my generation didn't think "What Color is My Parachute?" was big. But we read books with a certain, old fashioned, grain of salt. We had to swallow bestsellers like Jonathan Livingston Seagull, after all. We are not the kind to take to a parable like WMMC? Still, you don't want to miss out on what everyone's talking about. Egads, what if someone asked you about the cheese and you thought they were talking cheddar? Or Brie? Duck: Here's comes a retro notion.Everyone knows the cheese is in motion but running after it isn't the only answer. Sometimes, careful, thoughtful reflection allows others to whip themselves into a frenzy while you wait for the trends to even out. Those poor mice who scurried from traditional companies and jumped on the e-bandwagon, are slinking back, one by one. The "Cheese" book didn't cause the revolution, it spun the wheels. The last dot.com dude I wished well, had his "Cheese" book clutched tightly in his arms and that glazed, Omigod, don't leave me behind, look. Moral of the story? Sometimes, even mice with the cheese figure out, it's just cheese. Buy it and save it for proof you survived the e-madness. At least, it will be proof you were there.
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Summary: Cut through the cheese!
Review: Only a book this unbearably bad could have spawned two parodies, both entitled "Who Cut the Cheese." In what has to be a first, each of the parodies is better written than the original! I personally preferred the Mason Brown parody to the Stilton Jarlsberg version. While Jarlsberg got in some good pokes, I don't know that he grasped the true horror of the original book as deeply as Brown. Brown gets it spot on when he writes: "Some readers of this book's early manuscript preferred to stop at the fable, without reading further, and interpret its meaning for themselves. Still others preferred to stop after "the Loitering," and never think of the book again. Still others preferred a slow and painful death administered by Chinese torturers who have forgotten more about pain than you could ever know." "Who Moved My Cheese?" is quite possibly the worst business book ever written.
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Summary: Who Moved The Cheese?
Review: Despite rave paid reviews, I read this book under pressure from the major company whose corporate symbol enjoys cheese on a regular basis. (I suspect the thousands of "required" readers from this empire resulted in this book's best seller status. ) The book is depressing for anyone who works toward a common team goal. The book implies that when things get bad, you should dump all previous behavior and try anything different. It also implies that those who fail in this practice are losers who can't "handle change". This book is over-priced and simple minded.
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