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I had heard a lot about this book. Never ever got to read it. Recently I got hold of one copy from HR in our company. I read it on a plane journey. The concept is pretty simple but what is important is author has tried to spell it out in a very interesting fashion. Author uses mice respresenting simple straight thinking and mice like people representing complex thinking. Author's idea of 'Keeping things simple in order to make our lives much comfortable' is so very true. Beginning of the book is nice and intriguing. I wouldn't be surprised if the reader gets bored in the middle of the book. Some times author is trying to emphasize a point over and over again. This can be really boring for some people. Nevertheless the objective of empasis seems to be justified as you reach the end of the book. Overall it was interesting light reading with some inspiration and new outlook towards looking at things in life. Its a really small book, if you like reading somethign light, its worth reading once. I surely say that the central idea may or may not apply for individual's situation.Vollständige Rezension lesen
The books start with a group of friend meeting up after their high school reunion, and on of the friends start telling a story, Who moved my cheese??? It is a story about two little mise and two little man looking for a cheese in a maze .The cheese in the story is a symbol for everything we treasure in life ... The cheese can be our job,our relationship,or everything else thats important to us ,When the cheese in the book runs out each and every character deals differently with the situation , As you continue reading the book you will find yourself relating to the character and notice the way you react to the changes that occurs in your life The fear of unknown, the fear of failed and how we let fear control our life, and that sometime we rather stay in our comfort zone instead of dealing with the changes. This book is about how we adapt the changes in our life. and how we can create new possibilities when the change accurs. Who moved my cheese??is a great book for dealing with everyday changes. The story teach us how to imburse the change ,and it how to let go of old ideas and habits and embracing new ones.Vollständige Rezension lesen
This parable featuring two mice named Sniff and Scurry and two people named Hem and Haw attempts to address the subject of change and characterize the pros and cons of different approaches to change. Sound simple ? It is. This could be a kid’s book written in 15 point font and still not make 15 pages. How and why the author managed to generate enough verbiage to fill an entire book, let alone make a fortune as a bestseller, is beyond me. Seriously, this is kindergarten 101 stuff. Things change. You can react or not react. You can react slowly or quickly. You can be flexible or inflexible. You can embrace change or fear and avoid change. Are you bored reading this review ? Think how bored you will be reading the book. Why would you ever buy this book ? There are plane rides that are too short to get really drunk on. There are conversations with your mother-in-law that could potentially be avoided. Maybe youre actually dealing with a major change in your life, aren’t sure how to deal with it, and need a framework to think about your options. These are all good reasons to buy the book and given the money ($5) and time (1h 25m) you’ll need to invest to read the book, it seems like a small price to pay. My big take away from this book is that I need to change professions and become a self-help writer recycling childhood life lessons in the form of parables that sit in the business section of the bookstore.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Most instructors make a syllabus available at least 3 weeks before a semester starts. For whatever reason my instructor uploaded the wrong syllabus, the first day of class we spent more time re-writing her corrections. It was at that time that the whole class discovered that we had a quiz on 2 chapters in 1 week (even the ISBN # was wrong). Needless to say, I know I was not the only feeling pressure when we left class. My instructor suggested this book, I came home and found this GREAT DEAL and a delivery date that fit my needs, with a day or so left over to have sometime off after writing a 10pg book report on it, according to the delivery options. Well, beyond my expectations, the book arrived today !!!! Not only is this a surprise, it is a relief and I get an additional few days off, for a total of 5 days. I mean what college student would pass that up ??? I am going to email all my classmates and let them know, how efficient you are. This is amazing, honestly !!! Thank you bunches !!!! Vollständige Rezension lesen
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This is a great book. I've read it in junior high school in Chinese few years ago. Since I was required to quote something from the book in my management paper, I bought this book for the second time and obviously it's in English. It's a simply and easy book. You can easily read through it in hours. The principle is also very simple and obvious. I believe it's easy for everyone to understand and may not easy to apply though. If you didn't got a lot spare time, but you want to read something to inspire yourself a little bit, choose this one! In my class, we also required the one-minute-manager. That's also a great book, I personally prefer that more than this.
I was reading a weekly business article in a local magazine and there it was a story about this local business guy complaining to the business writer of the magazine about how he had tried everything like cutting costs, downsizing folks but clients were just not coming in like in the old days and wanted to know what else he could do to improve the business, otherwise he envisioned a total closure of it. So here the writer comes with a thought about how his story reminded him about the story of "Who moved my cheese" (which at the moment I, myself, hadn't readed it yet)explaining the guy that the part where he says "clients were just not coming in like the old days" made him think that it was getting used to that he just forgot basic principles like constantly looking, marketing for new customers. So anyways it intrigued me to right away get the book and here Iam satisfied with the simple, short message.Vollständige Rezension lesen
"Who Moved My Cheese" is the most excellent book that I have read so far about motivating people to change. I have read this book from a college course about the management in business, and I highly recommend you to read this book even if you do not agree to the most ideas depicted in the book. The main emphasis in this 96 pages long paperback book is "importance in changing." The book is relatively short and easy to read. The story begins by introducing the two mices named "Sniff" and "Scurry" and two humans named "Hem" and "Haw" as they have one sole purpose in their lives -- to find the cheese. Sniff and Scurry have almost no difference in themselves, except that the names suggest that the author picked their names to be complimentary to navigate through maze to find the cheeses with their instincts alone. In other hand, as the book progresses toward the end, two humans begin to show their differences. While the mices quickly moved on to find the next cheese factory after they noticed that first cheese factory ran out of abundance in cheese, Hem and Haw initially denied that the cheese would be run out someday. They build their homes near the first found cheese factory and build entire lives around the place. However, Haw slowly began to accept that the cheese is not infinite in the supply; thus, Haw determined to explore the maze once again to find the new cheese factory while leaving the several messages for the stubborn Hem if he decides to follow his path later. The readers of this book often question what exactly is the cheese that is both the main title and the primary element of discussion in this book. While no exact definition of cheese is stated in the book, one can easily deduce that the cheese can be anything that one wants to achieve or to obtain in life. The negative reviewers of this book are probably either too conservative or too reluctant to learn from like of Sniff and Scurry, two mices governing by the instincts alone. If one is too conservative, the person might fail to see the change going around the place, as the change is obviously the fact of life as the history has shown us. The rise and fall of rail road industry in 1800's, the shift from national oriented business to international oriented business, the dot com burst in 1990's, and the bankrupt of Enron corporation are just few real evidences to see how the reluctance to see the change can be a spell for the failure. If one is reluctant to learn from someone else because of the pride either as a human being or as one with status, this characteristic also prohibits one from changing himself or herself. Just like any other book, one always has the choice to decide what arguments to accept from this book. Nevertheless, biased view coming from own personal jurisdiction or closed mind should not prevent others to evaluate the book without very rightful reasons. This book may not be the most pleasant book to read for most people because of its direct points about negative aspects of one fails to change, but this book certainly is one of most enlightening books about how to be successful in the dynamic world today.Vollständige Rezension lesen
This is a second time I have read this book. The content is all there but the presentation is drab compared to the original book. The discussion and story about the how it came about and then the views of the peanut gallery in at end of the book were not part of the original book I remembered. It is all interesting but the story is what I was mostly interested in to share with another person who has had several times her cheese has been moved. I hope she will get the point of the book. The cover is drab, the pictures are too even though they are the correct pictures Presentation is what begins the sell of many things. How the book looks at first glance is for some a deciding factor to purchase an item..
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This book gets right to the point and is an easy, quick read. Great content that is easy to apply to your career and in life. I would recommend this book to anyone!
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This is a great little parable about change, and responses to it. In the story of 2 mice whose cheese has suddenly been moved, we see aspects of ourselves and/or our organizations that adapt to change well, and those traits of the human psyche that hinder us from "finding new cheese". This book is written in a simple, child's story format, but it speaks to us on many levels, motivating the reader to see "the writing on the wall" and respond to it. The author follows up the story with a narrative of a conversation among friends who have just read the book, giving further insight into the dimensions of its application. Can be read in 2 hours. Should be read frequently.