Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40090 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Synopsis
Relates a highly meaningful parable intended to help one deal with change quickly and prevail, offering readers a simple way to progress in their work and lives.

Customer Reviews

Should have been called "Who stated the obvious"
I read this book because I heard good things about it.This book is so bad it's funny all the author does is state the obvious.I will save you the price of the book by telling you that change happens so move with the changes there thats the book summed up in one sentence.

Overcome the Wishful Thinking Stall
While the world changes ever more rapidly and with wider volatility, many people continue to wish (in vain) for constancy. People will probably never lose their desire for predictability, but acting as though no change is happening can be very harmful.

While we can all relate to this problem intellectually, Who Moved My Cheese? brings to bear the all-to-human emotions that keep us from taking timely, appropriate actions. As you read this book, you will experience those emotions and recognize their power. This will help you the next time you experience these emotions, because you will realize what you are doing. By making you consciously aware of your wishful thinking, you should be better able to overcome it.

I hope that Dr. Johnson goes on to write sequels to this book that deal with all of the major stalls that people are subject to: Disbelief, Miscommunications, Procrastination, Avoiding Ugliness, Defensiveness, Tradition, Misconception, Bureaucracy, Directionlessness, Helplessness, Xenophobia, Over-Optimism, Covering-Up, and Taking on Excess Volatility.

If you read this book from a literal perspective, you will probably not get too much benefit. Try to imagine yourself as each of the characters. It'll work better that way.

By the way, you should know that this book was rewritten after each of the early printings to reflect feedback from readers. I was fortunate to have a chance to discuss my suggested changes with Dr. Johnson, and was pleased to see that these are now included in the newer books. So if you haven't read the book since it first came out, look at the latest version. You'll probably like it better! Obviously, Dr. Johnson isn't subject to the complacency stall himself.

Enjoy!

Weak point excessively made
I really got the feeling that this was an author trying desperately to fill enough pages to make a book. The entire premise is weak and can be summed up as "Change happens, stop moaning and deal with it"...