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Summary: 45 Minutes of Your Life You'll Never Have Back
Review: This book is complete tripe. It was required reading for my office because my boss went to a seminar where 1/2 the people there said it "changed their life".If you want a book that will "change your life", try reading the works of John Stuart Mill or Nietszche. Read the works of Jalaluddin Rumi. Or try reading The Qu'ran, The Torah, The Bible, or The Baghavad Gita. Or even better, read _The Star-Bellied Sneetches_ by Dr. Seuss. The message is infinitely wiser and the book won't insult your intelligence.
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Summary: Some People can't see the Cheese in front of their faces...
Review: ...and others think it smells bad. I enjoy this book and the way it non-judgementally illustrates the different ways people adapt to change. Yes, it seems obvious when it's over, but was it before you read it? We all have our own viewpoints and our own comfort levels, and most people will not talk about them. The most resistant people get defensive, and more stubborn. Those who do not like changes will probably not like this book either. By introducing us to the mice and the little people, Johnson gives us a "comfortable" way to discuss a difficult subject. If an employer gave this to me and my collegues, I would wonder what was going to change, but I would also be greatful that my employer wanted to give us the best chance at adjusting to that change. I deal with people in transition, and I give each of my clients a copy of this book with hopes that they will share it with their staffs. Yes, it may be obvious, but no one yet has put together a better vehicle to introduce change into the workplace or home. Remember, this book didn't create change. Change is with us whether we like it or not. Who Moved My Cheese only serves as a beginning point to discuss the changes that must occur.
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Summary: The message was received - over 380 reviewers can't be wrong
Review: What a delightful Sunday afternoon. First, I shared this book with my "bride" of twenty years. Then I checked onto my favorite web site to share my new found joy with potential readers. To my utter amazement, there were over 380 reviews to date. Even more amazing was that there seems to be very little middle ground here. You are either a sanctimonious, pious, jaded, over stressed, "been to too many seminars" person or are like us: simplistic, sheep-like, gullible, idiotic, misled, etc.... But the most amazing thing about this short story is that people are talking about it. There are probably more words written in the reviews than in the whole book. And in the end analysis, no matter what the story that inspires the phenomenem, it is still a new part of our culture that will be remembered long after we have forgotten the critics that would keep others from a few hours of enjoyment. I too have been through many changes in my life. I have been downsized by a cruel and heartless organization, fired on the front page of the local newspaper, and manipulated by evil bosses ... but that hasn't kept me from growing to be so jaded that I can't enjoy a nice little story about not giving in. Actually, I am glad that there are cynics in the world. It makes it so much easier to stay positive while I enjoy the cheese that they walk by every day compaining about whatever it is that bothers them today. Read the book. Even if you hate it you will be able to claim your legitimate place in the discussion.
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Summary: the ready for change..
Review: I am 15 years old now. And I am living in Korean. (So my English is poor. Please understand for me ^^;;) In my country, I read 'Who moved my cheese?' and now, I like it very much. It helped me to ready for change, and not to give up. As a result, I am happy now. A week ago, maybe I was afraid of chage. And at that time, god gives me this book. According this book, my life began to chage. I could find pleasure in everything and I was not afraid of chage more. How about you? Do you hate change? If you read this book, you will feel better. ^^
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Summary: Not for leaders !
Review: This book is for the kind of people who might need a push in order to change. If you're one of these, this book will definetely help you, is very imaginative and easy to understand and read. However, if you consider yorself a leader, it won't be of much help; since you might find the story rather silly and the examples given by the author a little too superficial and with no real "cheese."
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Summary: A book worth burning
Review: I don't wan't to get into a bitter arrugment about how much I hated this book--I think the previous bad reviews sum up my feeling quite accurately. I would like, however, to suggest to those managers and corporate elite that are giving out pink slips and such to replace the cheese book with Dr. Suess's "The Places You'll Go" book. It may be considered a kids book, but the message within is much more inspiring than the cheese book. If I were to receive Dr. Suess's book with marching orders, I'd probably kiss the boss, and march off to great new places "where boom bands are playing." If I were to be given the cheese book, I'd probaby huddle down in my cubicle and wish for a quick and timely death. You (employer) may not think the cheese book so bad, but consider this, a lot of people do. If you give this book out in hopes to boost moral, you're playing with dynamite.
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Summary: Is this Real Cheese or What?
Review: As an educator, I was assigned this "cheesy" book to read for "professional growth." Just having "changed" schools, by force, I would say, "Okay, you moved my cheese, but do I have to eat it, too?" While the story frame intrigued my at first, the whole gimmick (and that's what the marketing strategy is) of Hem and Haw versus Sniff and Scurry is even too much for my 6th grade students to swallow. The puns are cute, the message is old, and who doesn't hear from the water cooler that change is best. In the education business, change is all the rage. Every 5 -7 years there is a cycle of change, especially in the humanities. As an Language Arts teacher, strategies that were once thought to be "out-of-this-world" are now seen as ordinary. The writing industry has shown us that there is an audience for just about anyone's ideas, no matter how trite, obvious and just plain "dah" they seem to be. The question is does Corporate America want to buy into this "cheese" business as well as the education field or is Spencer Johnson the next messiah or should I say "Hem" savior? Move on over cheese and give me a break.
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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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