Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
Written by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Narrated by Karen Ziemba and Tony Roberts
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About this audiobook
A timeless business classic, Who Moved My Cheese? uses a simple parable to reveal profound truths about dealing with change so that you can enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life.
It would be all so easy if you had a map to the Maze.
If the same old routines worked.
If they'd just stop moving "The Cheese."
But things keep changing...
Most people are fearful of change, both personal and professional, because they don't have any control over how or when it happens to them. Since change happens either to the individual or by the individual, Dr. Spencer Johnson, the coauthor of the multimillion bestseller The One Minute Manager, uses a deceptively simple story to show that when it comes to living in a rapidly changing world, what matters most is your attitude.
Exploring a simple way to take the fear and anxiety out of managing the future, Who Moved My Cheese? can help you discover how to anticipate, acknowledge, and accept change in order to have a positive impact on your job, your relationships, and every aspect of your life.
Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Spencer Johnson, MD, is one of the most admired thought leaders and widely read authors in the world. His books, including the #1 bestseller Who Moved My Cheese?, are embedded in our language and culture. Called "The King of Parables" by USA Today, Dr. Johnson is often referred to as the best there is at taking complex subjects and presenting simple solutions that work. His brief books contain insights and practical tools that millions of people use to enjoy more happiness and success with less stress. Over 50 million copies of Spencer Johnson's books are in use worldwide in 47 languages.
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Reviews for Who Moved My Cheese?
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5"'Anyway, we didn't change. But a competitor did and our sales fell badly. We've been going through a difficult time. Now, another big technological change is happening in the industry and no one at the company seems to want to deal with it. It doesn't look good. I think I could be out of a job soon.'
'It's MAZE time!' Carlos called out. Everyone laughed, including Jessica."
Really!?! - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This is a corporate sausage book about how to deal with change. Its a simple story not sure how much it will help me though.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This little story basic premise is - Change is inevitable. Live with it, Use it + don't push against it. Nothing too earth shattering.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We all have cheese! It's a metaphor that may be our career, family, personal relationship etc... Cute parable that tells us how to deal with change in our lives. Very short (read it in under an hour), simple yet very powerful for everyone! Regardless of where you are in your life journey.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is actually a parable. It is the story of two mice -- Sniff and Scurry -- and two little people -- Hem and Haw. They run through a maze looking for cheese to make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what we want in life -- a job, a relationship, money, a big house, freedom, health, a spiritual life, recognition, etc. And the maze is where we spend time looking for it.The four characters are in Cheese Station C when the book opens. They are happy, nibbling on cheese. The two mice keep their running shoes tied together hanging around their necks in case they have to look for cheese again. At first Hem & Haw do the same, but eventually they are comfortable and consider the cheese to be theirs and that they are entitled to it. They take off their running shoes, and walk to cheese Station C in their slippers.When the cheese supply dries up, Sniff & Scurry are prepared. He yells loudly, "Who Moved My Cheese?"I listened to this as a book on tape and loved it so much that I presented it to the group gathered on Mount Wachusett in October.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This little life parable didn't provide me with any earth-shattering epiphanies. It's a simple tale that's suppose to teach readers not to get so settled into their lives that they can't cope when change comes. Most of the points made are pretty self-explanitory in my mind.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great for everyone!!! Everyone is always facing changes in their life and the older you get the harder it is to deal with! This book should be mandatory reading for everyone in the world!! I keep several copies to be able to lend to friends and co-workers.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Who Moved My Cheese has a strong and widely applicable message about accepting change, in a story that is easy to follow and fun to read. I can think of many people that I would like to have read this book, because it reminds you the ways you are resisting change that you may not realize. However, especially in the prologue and epilogue, it's a little hokey, and it's tedious repetition makes it seem like it doesn't take its readers seriously--almost talking down to them.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Simple story. Big impact.
I'm a bit of Scurry and Haw.
Fun read to apply to my professional and personal life. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Honestly? I hated it - I thought it was a load of self-indulgent bullsh*t (and I don't often take so strongly against a book!). Only the middle section – the actual story, of two pairs of mice and their experiences trying to find cheese in a maze – is remotely worth reading. The rest is just badly dramatized twaddle extolling the virtues of the book, the accompanying self-help programme, and its miraculous capacity to, apparently, improve everyone’s lives. I felt like screaming, 'Advertise on your own time, not mine!'The story is simply an allegory for the way the simple and complex parts of our brain process change, and how we can learn to adapt and look forward rather than backwards in our lives. It is, however, a bit TOO simple to be applied to every problem in life, and should definitely be taken with a large pinch of salt.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I can't believe people like this drivel. It's absolutely worthless.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The story of two mice (Sniff and Scurry) and two littlepeople (Hem and Haw) who live in a maze. They all find a place that has a lot of cheese. The mice enjoy the cheese while it is there, but stay ready to move on if needed. The littlepeople come to expect the cheese to be there and plan around the cheese being there. When the cheese stops being there, the mice adapt quickly and leave to search for more cheese. Hem and Haw stay, bemoaning the fact that there is no cheese. Haw eventually adapts to the change and even learns to laugh at himself. Hem prefers to stay mired in the way it was.
A cute allegorical story that gets you thinking about change and how you react to it. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I received this book when a company I worked for was purchased by another. There was a big difference in the corporate culture between the two companies, so I guess the executives were trying to help ease the transition with this book. If there was one thing I liked about the book, it is that it was short and had pictures. Always a plus in my opinion. What I don't quite get is the hype over the book.For those of us in the corporate world, it is very simple. I work for a company that pays me to do a job. What that job entails is dictated by the company. If I don't like it, I can go somewhere else. If the company cannot seem to retain people to do the work, the company will change or it will go out of business.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Simple tale advocating courage to face, and the preparation for, the changes in life.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I had to read this for my business class back in 2006, and again in my Interior Design business class in 2011 (along with a report on who I'm most relatable towards.) It's grown on me, and makes a lot of since now that I'm older.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was one of the first books I read during my early twenties. Perfect book when you want to change the path in your life. Using the mice was brilliant to deliver a strong message regarding change.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quick, easy read with some satisfying (if not totally profound) life lessons.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A silly cartoon story about mice, and for that reason I never got around to reading it before. That said, it does have some wonderful gems in it that are definitely of great practical use to all of us facing change/loss in personal, financial, or other areas of our lives (Does this exclude anyone on the planet these days?).I would recommend at least getting it from the local library. You can read the book in an hour with the big print, illustrations, and only 94 pages. It is worth buying yourself a copy if you aren't already on your way through the maze in search of new cheese since your old supply has gone missing due to the economic downturn or other challenges. A friend of mine used to say, "Oh no! Not ANOTHER opportunity for learning and growth!" but we can recognize ourselves in the book's four characters and realize that stagnation is not a viable option, no matter how long the road has been.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5As always, it is easier said than done.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5As a writer I find it a bit disconcerting that a book this simplistic could be an international best seller.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great little short book about change and how we adapt. Reminds us that change is happening all the time and if we pay attention and learn to adapt, change can be a good thing and isn't so traumatic after all.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a must read for everyone. Change is a constant phenomenon in life and that is why this wonderful parable how to deal with it can be of great help to people. It describes change in one's work and life, and four typical reactions to said change with two mice Sniff and Scurry, two "little people" Ham and Haw, and their hunts for their cheese which stands for the important things in their lives. Not only is this little story motivational, but a lot of fun, too. A lot of readers have already improved their lives with this book, so why not you?
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5If you receive this uninspiring, revolting piece of trash from your employer, start looking for another job -- the end is near!
Change is inevitable, but it doesn't mean workers should sit back and accept everything corporate America dishes out. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The mouse parable gets a little annoying after awhile, but the message is a good one: be willing to adapt or you'll become extinct just like the dinosaurs. People who refuse to learn how to work on computers should read this book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Thought provoking for sure, but the story itself is set up to prove the point of the story. Is the author's premise still valid if the resulting outcome was reversed? For his premise to be true, it has to be correct regardless of the actual outcome, which is unpredictable in reality.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A great book that illustrates how to navigate change in your work and personal life.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5this is a great book wich ispired me more than any other book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really quite a good little read. A good testimate to attitude and change. If you can get by the simplicity of the book it could really help your outlook
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An excellent allegory for change in the workplace, and in life in general. A simple tale that people of all ages can follow and understand.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book shows a really good life lesson and is one of my favorite books of all time. It is very short though.