Who Moved My Cheese

Description

“Who Moved My Cheese?”; is a short, potent fable that exemplifies exactly how individuals and organizations need to approach change, brought together in one simple parable by Dr. Spencer Johnson. Two mice, Sniff and Scurry, live in a maze along with two ‘Littlepeople,’ Hem and Haw, who totally depend on cheese for happiness and success in their life.

Cheese in the story represents that piece each character wants to see happen in life. Be it a job, good relationship, or money stabilities. One day they discover that their cheese vanished. Each character responds with this change in the way.

Sniff detects very rapidly, and he quickly senses change and starts to go find new cheese.
Scurry acts on spot; he immediately begins seeking out fresh opportunities.
Hem resists change: Hem clings to cheese he has, can not embrace.
Hawr first resists but slowly learns to accept change to go out in search for new cheese.
Through that parable, Johnson comes to teach the following:

Change is inevitable to be embraced and adapted to give new opportunities.
Fighting change or refusing to take adaptation can lead to stalemate.
Adapting to change with a can-do attitude can help get people to fulfillment and achieve success.
The book popularizes “moving with the cheese” as a principle of change and acceptance by readers. It is rather popular in both personal development and corporate settings.