Lee R. (fibonacci) reviewed on 2/4/2011 + 29 more book reviews

Several years ago the boss at a company I worked for gave a copy of this book to all the managers who worked for him. To him the allegory of mice who are upset that "their cheese had been moved" resonated in an industry undergoing dramatic change. To him it was a message replete with insight; that things change and we need to be able to adapt and change with the times. Unfortunately the book did not receive the kind of response he was hoping for. To those who worked for him the message appeared to be, "Shut up and stop whining just because someone moved your cheese." I know this wasn't the author's original intent, but under the circumstances, and given the nature of the boss, the bad message was inevitable. The moral of the story: This is a really good book about the nature of change and adaptation, but be careful about the subtext you may be sending if you give it to those who answer to you.

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