Who Moved My Cheese

Part 2

Antwuan Stinson, Ed. D.

Overview of the Story

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Summary

Characters

In a nutshell

• Sniff is an Innovator style. He’s got the ability to sense and respond to changes happening in the

environment much more quickly than the other styles. He gets excited about creating new things and

likes you to get excited with him.

• Scurry is a Producer style. He’s got the ability to run, run, run and do the work from early to late. He

gets frustrated when there are obstacles in his path and seeks to run around them or punch through

them.

• Hem is a Stabilizer style. He’s got the ability to make things systematized and controllable. In the

story, it is Hem who gets left behind because change can be seen as a really big threat to someone who

excels at control and stability.

• Haw is a Unifier style. He’s got the ability to empathize and connect well with others. In the story, it

is Haw who follows Sniff and Scurry but all the while is concerned about where Hem is and how Hem

is doing. Ultimately, Haw leaves the writing on the wall for others like Hem to follow.

Change

Recognize the “Signs”

Talking Points

1. In Johnson's book the cheese is a metaphor. What does it represent?

2. What does the maze represent?

3. Identify both the cheese and the maze in your own life. Then consider what

might happen if someone moved your cheese. Imagine the ways you might

have to cope with the changes.

Reflection

4. What changes have you already experienced in your life? How did you react

to the changes? Were you threatened, angry, frightened, disoriented, or

excited by the challenge (come on...be honest!)? After reading Who Moved My

Cheese? do you feel you dealt as well as you could have with those changes?

What Conclusion?

5. Do you wish Johnson had offered concrete answers to the question of

dealing with change? Would you have preferred a "how-to" approach, say, a

step-by step guide? Or do you appreciate the way in which readers are free to

interpret and apply the parable for themselves? Which approach is more

helpful to you?

Discussion link

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• http://deniserobbins.blogspot.com/2009/10/who-moved-my-cheese-

discussion-and.html

Questions

• Who were you in the story? Sniff, Scurry, Hem or Haw?

• When have you had to go look for New Cheese?

• Has your Cheese been moved more than once in your business life? Your personal life?

• How many of you are afraid of change? Do you think people are generally afraid of change?

• What would you do if you weren’t afraid of change?

Questions

• Why do people tend to resist change?

• Have you ever run out of Cheese? What did you do to find New Cheese?

• What do you need to let go of and what do you need to move on to?

• Have you ever moved your own Cheese? How did you accomplish that?

Questions

• How do you deal with the Sniffs, Scurrys, Hems and Haws?

• How can you help people around you accept and embrace change?

• What happens in an organization when change is announced by top management? Is it perceived as a good or bad idea? Why?

Activity

Divide up into teams of 2-4 people

• Solving a jigsaw puzzle

• Solving a Riddle

• Writing a group story

• Develop student activity (no particular grade level), creative, critical thinking

References/Links

• http://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2662829-summary-of-who-moved-my-

cheese-embrace-change-vote-wisely/

• https://prezi.com/akjhjurq1n4h/who-moved-my-cheese-analysis/#

• http://deniserobbins.blogspot.com/2009/10/who-moved-my-cheese-

discussion-and.html

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