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Summary: Change in the rapid environment
Review: Reading the book "Who moved my cheese?" make me reflect on my situation in the working place...it's good to know how i am so slow to response to the world...and it also make me to know "What matter most" in my life in react to the changing world....
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Summary: Nice Anecdote, but rather too simplified.
Review: The writers are using a nice analogy as of how to deal with changes in our life, the two mice representing a simple mind that can foresee (smell in this case) changes by instinct, while the two small men are representing the more complicated mind that must over analyse each problem. Though I still think this analogy is over simplified, real-life problems are much bigger than this.
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Summary: Great idea in an interesting and memorable story
Review: There are countless books in public libaries which are attempted to teach you about change management, very thick books with over a thousand pages in very deep language that you will tell yourself it's too "serious" for you. I read some of them and learnt great theories and concepts, too. However, I forgot them real fast. The reason why "WMMC" is so outstanding is that it tells the whole thing, at least 98% essence about change management, in an interesting story that you wont forget and you can even tell others (self reinforcement). I am sorry for those critics who expect something more complicated than rocket science from a thin story book. Afterall, it's human nature that deters taking action, the major enenmy against change. Most of the time, a cute reminder (the 2 mice) is good enough. If you seldom find that simple is beautiful, or you think that those 1 or 2 star critics are experts in change management, dont buy the book. Otherwise, ....
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Summary: Who Got Bored with Cheese?
Review: I read this book because my employer at the time recommended it. First of all, if the CEO of your company encourages everyone to read this book because of new management... BEWARE! It means "We're going to change things, and like it or not, some of you will be forced to look for new types of cheese at other cheese factories" or "We're cutting back on your cheese allowances, so deal with it and don't complain."I found the book to be trite and condescending. The reading level seemed to be geared toward a 3rd grader instead of a business professional who's been through college. If you have to read this book to learn to deal with change, then heaven help you. Anyone could've written this "parable," and probably have done a better job. Why this is a best seller is beyond me.
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Summary: Cheesy but delicious
Review: This book is not for everyone. It is a simple parable meant to speak to folks like myself who fear change and as a result tend to hope for the best and do nothing to "read the writing on the wall." If you enjoy the simple truths found in fables, you'd appreciate this. If you are looking for a how to book on change management, this ain't for you.
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Summary: Who Moved My Limberger Cheese?
Review: This book stinks! If you need this book to tell you how important change is you're doomed. Honestly, the only people that need to read this book are exactly the kind of people that will never read this book.
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Summary: You don't need a book to tell you this
Review: These concepts are not new. To anyone thinking of purchasing this book, set out a half-hour of an evening to think about change, instead of taking that time to read this book. Plus, you can probably infer what the author is going to write. Johnson shows the "revolutionary" new concept that you have to adapt to change...does anyone else find this funny (adapt and change mean the same thing)? Don't waste your money on a book that takes a large amount of time to tell you what your subconcious can do on its own.
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: I listened to the book on CD. The first part of the CD is 15 minutes of hype telling how great the story is going to be. Then when the narration of the story finally begins, I found it to be simplistic to the point of being trite. It is both written and read with a tone that treats the listener like a first-grader. Unfortunately, I learned nothing. Still, for people having problems with change, it may be worthwhile.
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Summary: The Beauty is in its Simplicity
Review: This book is written as a simple parable, a moral story retold by the author among a group of friends, about the mice and the little people living in the maze, and how they deal with change. We may not want to admit that we are afraid of change, (I am!) and the simplicity of the story doesn't try to explore all nuances of change or the many areas- e.g. work, family, relationships, finances, life- where change will inevitably occur. The simple truth communicated by this story is that change happens. As we see from the characters, we can either engage with it and be proactive, or try to ignore, resist, or deny it. Neither may be entirely comfortable, but change will happen. We have input into our reactions to change, and this in turn will play into our dispositions and how well we deal with change. Therein lies its beauty. For me, the story caused me to check in with my core values- did I want to spend my energies resisting or being afraid of change, or did I want to accept change and act. For those open to it, it's a powerful little tale. But no one can tell you this stuff, not even I, so read and enjoy the story.
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Summary: It has to be a joke.
Review: I had heard that this book was written as a joke, so with that in mind, I read through it. If you don't take it seriously, it is a really hilarious book, probably worth the thirty minutes you'll spend on it. A good bathroom book, if you will. I'm only giving it three stars, though, because I'm not 100% sure it was written as a joke, and if it wasn't, then it's a really, really terrible book. I still don't believe it was intended to be serious (one of its maxims is "Smell the Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old), but I haven't read anything else by this author, and if it *wasn't* written as a joke, then it is really terrible. Dreadfully bad. So I give it three stars, because as a parody it gets 5, but as a serious business manual 1, so I took the average. Go ahead and get it, if you're looking for a laugh. And if you're somehow able to take it seriously, then maybe it will help you. Figure out how important it is to you--because The More Important Your Cheese Is To You The More You Want To Hold On To It. It has to be a joke.
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