The document summarizes the book "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Dr. Spencer Johnson. It is about dealing with change in the workplace and in life. The book uses a story with four characters who search for cheese in a maze as a metaphor for wanting success, relationships, or peace and having to adapt to changes in order to continue finding what they want. It teaches that readers must be ready to change and not fear change in order to keep achieving their goals. The summary recommends the book for students, lovers, teachers and anyone who has trouble adapting to change.
1. WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?
An Amazing Way to Deal With Change In a Your
Work and In Your Life
-Dr. Spencer Johnson
Reviewed By :-
Vinay Bidarimath 07B405
2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
B.A. - (Psychology) University of Southern California,
M.D. - Royal College of Surgeons.
Discover simple truths so people can have healthier lives with
more success and less stress.
Co- Author of “The One Minute Manager”, the #1 New York
Times bestseller.
CNN, The Today Show, Larry King Live, Times Magazine, USA
Today, The Wall Street Journal, and United Press
International.
There are over 11 Million copies of Spencer Johnson’s books
in print in twenty-six languages.
3. ABOUT THE BOOK
There are four characters-
Hem and Haw- Little People
Sniff and Scurry- Rats
All four characters search for the cheese in the maze.
4. CHEESE THE METAPHOR
Cheese is what you want in life-
Whether it is a good job.
A loving relationship.
Money or a Possession.
Health or Spiritual peace of mind.
5. THEME OF THE BOOK
Having cheese makes us happy..!
Move with the cheese and enjoy it..!
If we do not change with the situation we can become
extinct.
We must move beyond our fear to enjoy the cheese.
To have new cheese we must let go of the old cheese.
It is safer to search for the cheese in the maze, than
remain in the cheese-less situation.
6. KEY LEARNING'S
Keep life simple.
Change happens.
Monitor change.
Change…!
Enjoy the change.
Be ready to change quickly and enjoy it again and
again…!
Learn from mistakes and use them to plan for the
future.
8. RECOMMENDATION
I personally recommend this book to…
Students
Lovers
Teachers/Professors
Any Person….
This book is for all those who do not wish
change or move on in life when the “cheese” is over or
taken away…!
9. CONCLUSION
We must change when the change occurs.
We must let go off the past and face the future with true
spirit.
We must over come our fears to achieve our goals.