Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

“Well, the further we went into our organization, the more people we found who felt they had less power. They were understandably more afraid of what the change imposed from above might do to them. So they resisted change. “In short, a change imposed is a change opposed. “But when the Cheese Story was shared with literally everyone in our organizat

“Or, perhaps the ‘Old Cheese’ is just old behavior. What we really need to let go of is the behavior that is the cause of our bad relationships. And then move on to a better way of thinking and acting.”

guess it’s a lot better to initiate change while you can than it is to try to react and adjust to it. Maybe we should move our own Cheese.” “What do you mean?” Frank asked. Nathan answered, “I can’t help but wonder where we would be today if we had sold the real estate under all our old stores and built one great modern store to compete with the be

She said, “I’m curious. How many here are afraid of change?” No one responded so she suggested, “How about a show of hands?” Only one hand went up. “Well, it looks like we’ve got one honest person in our group!” she said. And then continued, “Maybe you’ll like this next question better. How many here think other people are afraid of change?” Practi

THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL Change Happens They Keep Moving The Cheese Anticipate Change Get Ready For The Cheese To Move Monitor Change Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old Adapt To Change Quickly The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Can Enjoy New Cheese Change Move With The Cheese Enjoy Change! Savor The Adven

Hem had to find his own way, beyond his comforts and past his fears. No one else could do it for him, or talk him into it. He somehow had to see the advantage of changing himself.

He had to admit that the biggest inhibitor to change lies within yourself, and that nothing gets better until you change.

Then he laughed and realized that he had started to change as soon as he had learned to laugh at himself and at what he had been doing wrong. He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly—then you can let go and quickly move on.

Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come.