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Summary: How to understand change and make the most of it.
Review: Whether you have a debilitating disease, face job loss, or death, your personal power lies in your ability to make the best choice in any situation. This book helps you to understand how you and others react when you face life-changing situations. It is well written and worth reading. I also recommend "Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self" to learn how to accept what is out of your control, and optimize what is within your control. With each of these books at hand, you will have the resources you need to live your best life.
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Summary: zzzzzzzzzz........huh......zzzzzzzzzz
Review: From the title of this book, I expected to be entertained and inlightened in the management way of doing things.......big mistake! I was ready to strangle the stupid mice by the 3rd chapter!! There should be points given to those of us who read the complete book...and to think there are also business packages (with videos and instruction booklets)to buy for your workers to use to enhance their education. I can just see this taking place; the whole group of employees would be wondering "what in the world has management got us doing now?" There are other better management books out there to read and study from that do not have 2 stupid mice running all over the place gathering moldy cheese.
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Summary: Just Plain Silly
Review: If I could give the book 0 stars, I would. Despite the breathless acclamation of this book by executives of all sorts, the truth is this book contains nothing of value. The premise of the book (the absurdly simple fact that "not all change is bad") has somehow been turned by American corporations into an article of faith (the absurdly false "all change is good"). If your company makes you read this book, it's probably a sign of bad things to come. And if you're a manager who thinks this is a good book, do not be amazed when all your subordinates run for the hills the first chance they get.
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Summary: Behold the power of cheese!
Review: This is a parable of what 4 beings (two mice and two 'littlepeople' -- the same size as mice but equipped with human emotion and analytical skills) do when their store of cheese is suddenly taken away. The mice are Sniff and Scurry -- they sniff out change and scurry into action. The littlepeople are Hem and Haw -- and guess what they do? There are many aspects to the analogy of cheese equals change. Were you constantly sniffing the cheese to make sure it wasn't getting old and moldy? Were you ignoring the fact that the store of chees was getting smaller? When the cheese disappeared, did you whine about it? etc etc etc It's a quick, cute tale, and the lessons can be applied to everything from jobs to relationships. Basically, how do you deal with change? Who are you in this story, and do you like being in that role? (I will admit it also made me very hungry for some cheesy pizza. In that case, I was Scurry!)
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Summary: Real mind opener
Review: A fantastic book, will help to realize about the present situation about our job/profession, and really help to plan your life.
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Summary: Don't be left without cheese, a reminder for business & life
Review: In language reminiscent of "One fish, two fish; red fish, blue fish", Spencer guides us through his sub-one-hundred page parable illustrating how different types of people react to change and creating a clear picture of the model to emulate. Though, on surface, the book may seem like a somewhat childish, the lessons presented are both ageless and timeless. Spencer proffers that it is better to adapt to change than be staunchly opposed to it. He further instructs that searching for change to adapt to it proactively is better than simply adapting to it when it shows up. Simple lessons, but they are clearly something that many in our society lack understanding of or desire to do. Moreover, they are relevant regardless of exactly what your job is. While some may read it as a book about looking for and adapting to change within their organization, others may read it as a book about adapting to market conditions. The book seems particularly suited for reading in groups, as the humorous names of the characters can be used to remind one another of the bad behaviors that each person is falling into in a friendly, funny, unthreatening way.
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Summary: Hemmin' and Hawin'
Review: Who Moved My Cheese proved to be an insightful read for me.
Especially since I was going through a change situation on my job.
I'd been Hemmin around the maze not wanting to except the change.
Then I Hawed in when I saw the writing on the wall.I even started looking for my cheese in other directions. Something I would not have done. I'm not sure how it's going to turn out for me but atleast I am looking for new cheese. Change has always been hard for me but after seeing myself in Hem and Haw I have now learned from "Who Moved My Cheese" and move on to find new cheese. I think I will be able to except change and move on more as a result of reading WMMC. Dealing with change ishard but it is a fact of live.
Something not so easy to get around, so go through the maze and find new cheese. Like I've done alone with prayers.
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Summary: Can't stop the momentum
Review: Well, look at this. Over a thousand customer reviews ranging from one star to five. What does that say about corporate America? Maybe that a simple yet profound book like this can make a difference in the way employees deal with change. I have to confess I underestimated the power of this book. I gave it to a co-worker, a Stanford MBA, who was notified she was going to have to report to someone much less qualified than she was. I said, "You know, Lauren, they just moved your cheese. Read this book and see if it doesn't help." She read it over the weekend and said, "It really made me realize people all across the country are going through the same thing." Try this exercise if you're in a company going through change: give your staff this book along with one of those Harvard theory books and see which one they read. And if you're looking for another book to keep employees interested, try the new one Amazon is promoting called "Beans". People are already talking about it though it doesn't come out for a while. It just shows that there will always be a place for books that deal with the human condition -- at home OR at work.
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Summary: An insulting, childish and insipid joke
Review: This is change management for idiots. The fact that companies are adopting this as a substitute for real discussion on the nature of change and competition bespeaks a general corporate laziness. This isn't a serious discussion of anything, and is perfectly reasonable to give to small children but not adults. It hides behind a parable format as if that represents a bigger picture. All it represents is a refusal to discuss the real nature of change and anxiety in the modern business world. If you speak to your employees as if they're children that's exactly they'll treat you; as if you believe they're children.
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Summary: Good Book...
Review: The one down fall of this book in my opinion is that many companies have embraced its philosophy, and therefore are making it a "must read." This is making many folks sigh, "oh here we go again, another stupid book to read." Then when they are done, they probably are under the impression they will be downsized, laidoff, etc. I think is a "must read" for someone who has already been laid off, and wondering what to do next, or for any person about to go through a major change in life, whatever it may be. It doesn't have to be taken strictly from a professional or employment stand point. The change could be personal as well...
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