About The Book
Who Moved My Cheese? is a simple parable that reveals profound truths. It is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for Cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, Money or a possession, Health or Spiritual Peace of mind.
And the maze is where you look for what you want the organisation you work in, or the Family or community you live in.
This profound Book from bestselling author, Dr Spencer Johnson, will show you how to :
1. Anticipate change
2. Adapt to change quickly
3. Enjoy change
4. Be ready to change quickly, again and again
Discover the secret for yourself and learn how to deal with change, so that you suffer less stress and enjoy more success in your work and in life.
About the Author
Spencer Johnson, M.D., is an international best selling author whose Books help millions of people discover simple truths they can use to have healthier lives with more success and less stress.
He is the Originator and co-Author of The One Minute ManagerTM, the #1 New York Times bestseller, written with legendary management consultant Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D. The Book continues to appear on Business Bestseller Lists and has become the most popular management method in the world.
Dr. Johnson has written many bestsellers, including five Other Books in the One MinuteR Series : The One Minute Sales person, The One Minute Mother, The One Minute Father, One Minute For Yourself, and The One Minute Teacher; Yes or No; the popular Value TalesTM children’s books; and the perennial gift favorite, The Precious Present.
His Education includes a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Southern California, an M.D. degree from the Royal College of Surgeons, and Medical clerkships at Harvard Medical School and The Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Johnson was Medical Director of Communications for Medtronic, the inventors of cardiac pacemakers; Research Physician at The Institute for Inter-Disciplinary Studies, a think tank; and Consultant to the Center for the Study of the Person, and to the School of Medicine, University of California.
His books have been featured often in the media, including CNN, The Today Show, Larry King Live, Time Magazine, Usa Today, The Wall Street Journal, and United Press International.
Spencher Johnson's books are available in forty-one languages throughout the world.
Contents
1. Parts of All of Us
2. The Story Behind The Story/Kenneth Blanchard
3. A Gathering : Chicago
4. Who Moved My Cheese? : The Story
i. Four Characters
ii. Finding Cheese
iii. No Cheese!
iv. The Mice : Sniff & Scurry
v. The Little people : Hem & Haw
vi. Meanwhile, Back in the Maze
vii. Getting beyond Fear
viii. Enjoying the Adventure
ix. Moving with the Cheese
x. The Handwriting on the Wall
xi. Tasting New Cheese
xii. Enjoying Change!
5. A Discussion : Later That Same Day
6. New Cheese!
7. Share it with others
Review
1. One Minute For Yourself "A One Minute Masterpiece!" - Dan Rather, CBS News
2. The One Minute Manager "Should you apply one-minute management? Yes!" - Working Woman Magazine
3. "I gave copies to my boss, my subordinates, other refinery managers, and even my wife, our close friends and our clergy. It has that type of appeal and it's that good." - Robert Davis, President, Chevron Chemical
Yes or No "Essential reading. You can read it on a plane ride and apply the decisions immediately." - Jack E. Bower, Director of Education, IBM
The One Minute Mother "Dr. Johnson has the rare ability to be interesting, provocative and succinct. My admiration is complete." - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Author, The Power of Positive Thinking
The One Minute Sales Person, "Follow the wise advice you discover in this great book." - Og Mandino, Author, The Greatest Salesman in The World
The One Minute Father "There were many demands on my time when my children were growing up and this book would have been invaluable." - Gerald David C. Jones, Fmr. Chairman, The-Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff
“Every once in a while a book comes along that opens a door to the future. This book has had that effect on me.” - David A. Heenan, Board Member Peter F. Drucker Management Center
“As soon as I finished reading this, I ordered copies to help us deal with the relentless changes we face - from being on changing teams to developing new markets.” - Joan Banks, Performance Effectiveness Specialist Whirlpool Corporation
“I can picture myself reading this wonderful story to my children and grandchildren in our family room with a warm fire glowing, and their understanding the lessons.” - Lt. Col. Wayne Washer, Aeronautical Science Center, Patterson AFB
“Dr. Johnson’s enticing images and language give us a fundamentally sound and memorable way of managing change.” - Albert J. Simone, President Rochester Institute of Technology
“Spencer Johnson’s unique insights and storytelling make this a rare book that can be read and understood quickly by everyone who wants to do well in these changing times.” - Randy Harris, Former Vice-Chairman Merrill Lynch International
“This book is a simple, understandable road map for us to use as we deal with our own individual circumstances around change.” - Michael Morley, Senior Vice President Eastman Kodak
“This wonderful book is an asset to any person or group that applies its lessons.” - John A. Lopiano, Senior V.P. Xerox Corporation