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Summary: Your Cheese? It's safe as houses of course!!!
Review: I read this book about 7 months ago, when I was faced with many uncertainties in my life. Over a short period of time, inspired by this book and a close friend, my "uncertainties" have evolved into "certainties". Confident in the life path directions that will fill my passions and desires, I now know that I'll never look back with regret when my time here is called in.There are key pricipals in this story that everyone can benefit from depending on how much change they can see for themselves. Whether it be changes with your career, your relationships, or even the direction your life flows in, this book has thought provoking guidelines that will stimulate you to examine and question your own destiny. It does lie exclusively, within YOUR hands!!! I was a bit aggrivated with the childlike prose of this book. But if facilitation gets the message across, then so be it!
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Summary: Change or No Cheese for You.
Review: A cute story with a message: Change happens and people react to change differently. Those who adapt well prosper. Borrow the book...
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Summary: A Notable, Quick read!
Review: Judging by the mixed reviews it is obvious that all things do not work for all people. However, after reading this book, I quickly determined that it needed to be required reading for my staff. Ironically I introduced this book last year at our September monthly staff meeting, about 2 weeks after 9/11. There could be no bigger example of 1) how just over night, Change can happen and 2) how one must be able to understand that Change is our only given and 3) that we have no choice but to deal with it in some shape or form. My department at the time was (and still is) preparing to finally automate our manual processes. Most of the staff have been working in their position for at least 10 years and are very uncomfortable w/the prospects of change. I, therefore, have to tread lightly with our new Consultant so as not to create a hostile environment. I know once they understand and appreciate the process, the training and "change" becomes less intimidating. It's been almost a year now since I first introduced "The Cheese" book. I have made reference to it here and there. However, I plan to put it on our September 2002 meeting agenda for a re-read. We are still in the process of automation. These type of technical changes do not happen over night. Nonetheless, it's important to be reminded it's presence. I need my staff (& myself) to continue to think ahead and not always reactionary. Especially during these uncertain times of Corporate uncertainty, it's increasingly more important to be able to think on your feet. Believe it or not, this little parable will help you to do just that.
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Summary: GARBAGE
Review: If I could give this a "zero" score, I would. If you enjoy being demeaned, you should by all means read this book. On the other hand, if you are an intelligent adult, don't waste your time, much less your money.
Rating:
Summary: Splendid!
Review: Simple story with BIG moral. Buy it - Read it - and I hope you get something out of it. The book talks and suggests the right way to deal with change! Worth Your Time (WYT)!
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Summary: Is our business leaders realy this ignorant...
Review: Just as the lazy person look for a pill to make them thin so do lazy minde look to this simplistic simplistic nursery rhyme for insight. Grow up people it is time to get beyond Mother Goose for inspiration. Go read W. E. Deming or Peter Drucker if they have to many words or pages for you to read (please tell me who is so busy they don't have time to read the 70 pages of this "Cheesy Book" that they need a Audio Cassette version?) at least try "Management of the Absurd" It is quick read yet sill has challanging idea. PS I have it but good word Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard next Book is abut Two Robins with the title "Who Stole my Nest Egg"
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Summary: About admitting it, accepting it, and getting on with life
Review: This book is neither fabulous nor horrible. All advice is valuable and what matters is how you use it. This book has an important message and an especially important one for those who work in a state with business laws similar to those in Massachusetts, which do little to protect the employee from bad management practices. Most managers don't care how you feel about their decisions, or "where they put the cheese and why". Many are open to discussion, but there are those that are just not up to the task of reviewing qualified (and occasionally unqualified) opinion on the matter. Not every manager in the position of managing others is familiar enough with the department or product they are managing to make "great" decisions on what to do with the cheese. Not every worker is equipped with the skills necessary to accomplish things in their department when the boss is against the idea, whether it's a great idea or not. There are still those managers who will not take the opinion of one younger, in a lesser position, of a perceived inferior status, or that in some way (usually to them only) challenges their decisions. Admit it, accept it, learn from it and move on, either to another job or to the path where you need to go to find the cheese. Or you can stick it out until said manager either grows into the position, or leaves. In Massachusetts you cannot sue for bad "management", nor can you sue because your business attire isn't in line with the executive courtier (which can be a valid reason for letting you go in MA). Come out of the "I want to sue you - or get you back - for making my life miserable" mode and realize that you have choices, no matter where the cheese is put: challenge or contribute to the cheese decision if its safe; go find the cheese if your contributions are not valued; or go find work for a company that values the knowledge, skills, and experience you have to offer. Their loss, not yours. Cheese is a good source of calcium and protein, however, there are trade offs with regard to caloric and cholesterol intake. Talk to your doctor (or a career consultant) before ingesting to see if this "cheese" is right for your diet.
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Summary: Who moved my twenty bucks?
Review: The books presents an excellent reading for absolute
imbeciles or people high on drugs. From the book we
basically learn that mice like cheese, and that there
is an exceptional amount of morons in corporate America.
The book is typeset with extraordinary large fonts
with the solemn purpose to waste more paper and make
the reading easier for morons and drug abusers.
The whole book could easily fit into one paragraph,
and presents a very simple message: unless you break out
of the maze, you are no better than mice.
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Summary: Much ado about nothing.
Review: I was recommended this book as "a motivating book, a great read we should recommend to customers and use ourselves" in a company yearly meeting. So I borrowed my boss's copy out of curiosity. I read it in two days and returned it to her then. The book talks about looking for signs that tell you when your "cheese" is not as good as it used to be, and be ready to look for it somewhere else, instead of getting stuck with your loss. In a word, it tells you "what" you should do. You have to define what the "cheese" is for you. The problem is it doesn't tell you "how" you should do it, and that's way beyond its scope. It oversimplifies everything. And what should you do when people regret changes in a company? Tell them to read this book that compares them to mice? I am convinced a better book about how to deal with change is "Managing Transitions" by William Bridges, which (even though it is not perfect) offers a framework for dealing with change, including taking people feelings and loses into account, as well as your own. But back to the cheesy book. In summary, "Who moved my cheese?" is a kid's tale. It's the kind of fable you tell kids to explain why things must change. And when commenting about this with the HR head of the company I work for, he said: "The thing is, you have to talk to most people as if they were children". I hope his comment is not really that accurate.
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Summary: quick fix... not of much value to grown ups
Review: This could be a great book for teens/kids... the main problem with this book is oversimplification. The story starts with four characters in constant search for cheese, and the message is that 'be ready to move when the cheese moves', however the author does not recognize that the problem with most is to define 'what' is the 'cheese' in their life, it does not teach you how to set priorities or goals in life, how to define 'cheese' - it just tells you to 'go for it' when the target shifts... and when when it's not shifting enjoy your cheese but be ready for the 'cheese' to move. Nop! That does not give enough insight. The author tries to tell you that your life would change after reading this book, but what he said can be summarized in one well-known statement - 'Change is the only constant thing in life', now, did that change your life? No! then don't expect this book to change your life either. I'm giving it two stars because of the hype the author tried to create... the reunion, I agree if someone tells this story others would say it's a good story but they won't have another serious discussion session over it. The book does not have any long term benefits, if you've proactive enough to define your 'cheese' for you you are beyond the preachings in this book, and if you haven't done that, don't waste your time reading this book, spend some time with/on yourself to define your goals in life.
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