Change will happen. Prepare for it. Move with cheese!

1. A BOOK REVIEW by
Prof. Roel Tolentino, MD, MBA, FPCS
Surgical Oncologist
Leadership and Personality Coach
When: 630 -720 pm; Aug. 11, 2016 (Thursday)
Where: Security Bank Case Room, Asian Inst of
Management Conference Center, Benavidez St.
Makati City
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2. Dr. Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Psychologist and Doctor of Medicine
International best seller author.
Originator and co-Author of The One Minute Manager
Has written many bestsellers - books of One Minute series….

3. What is the book about?
- reveals the profound truths- reveals the profound truths
about change.about change.
- teaches how to deal with- teaches how to deal with
change in your work and inchange in your work and in
your life.your life.

4. The Metaphor
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5. The Metaphor
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6. The Metaphor
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7. SNIFFY
Anticipates change
early by sniffing it out
in the environment.
SCURRY
Quickly scurry into
action and adapts.
He liked to get things
done, so they took
action based on the
new corporate
vision.
HAW
Learns to adapt in time
when they see
something better. They
were hesitant at first,
but were open-minded
enough to learn
something new, and
adapted.
HEM
Denies change and
resist it out of fear. He
wanted to work in a
place that was safe
and where the
changes made sense
to them, turning them
into Haws.

8. SNIFFY
Anticipates change
early by sniffing it out
in the marketplace,
and update the
corporate vision.
SCURRY
Quickly scurry into
action and adapts.
He liked to get things
done, so he took
action based on the
new environment.
HAW
Learns to adapt in time
when they see
something better. They
were hesitant at first,
but were open-minded
enough to learn
something new, and
adapted.
HEM
Denies change and
resist it out of fear. He
wanted to work in a
place that was safe
and where the
changes made sense
to them, turning them
into Haws.

9. SNIFFY
Anticipates change
early by sniffing it out
in the marketplace,
and update the
corporate vision.
SCURRY
Quickly scurry into
action and adapts.
He liked to get things
done, so they took
action based on the
new corporate
vision.
HAW
Learns to adapt in time
when they see
something better. They
were hesitant at first,
but were open-minded
enough to learn
something new, and
adapted.
HEM
Denies change and
resist it out of fear.
He wanted to work in
a place that was safe
and where the
changes made sense
to them.

10. SNIFFY
Anticipates change
early by sniffing it out
in the marketplace,
and update the
corporate vision.
SCURRY
Quickly scurry into
action and adapts.
He liked to get things
done, so they took
action based on the
new corporate
vision.
HAW
Learns to adapt in time
when he see something
better.
He is hesitant at first,
but is open-minded
enough to learn
something new, and to
adapt.
HEM
Denies change and
resist it out of fear. He
wanted to work in a
place that was safe
and where the
changes made sense
to them, turning them
into Haws.

11. ““Cheese” – a metaphor for whatCheese” – a metaphor for what
we want to have in life:we want to have in life:
Good jobGood job
Happy relationshipHappy relationship
MoneyMoney
Big houseBig house
FreedomFreedom
HealthHealth
RecognitionRecognition
Spiritual peaceSpiritual peace

12. The Metaphor
Maze: a metaphor for where you spend time looking
for what you want
- the organization you work in
- the family, or community you live in

13. hem and haw
• to pause a lot and avoid saying something
directly

14. Every morning, the mice & the little
people left their homes and raced
into the maze looking for cheese.

15. The Maze
 Corridors and chambers
 Some containing delicious cheese
 Dark corners and blind alleys leading nowhere
 Easy place to get lost
 Secrets allowing better life

16. Navigating the Maze
 Sniff and Scurry
 Trial and error
 Often lost
 Bumped into walls
 Hem and Haw
 Ability to think and learn
 Perception clouded by beliefs and emotions

18. Cheese is found!
Each morning, our four characters race
through the maze, eager to enjoy their
cheese.

20. Lifestyle of Hem and Haw
• Wake a little later
• Dress a little slower
• Walk to Cheese
• Secure
• Comfortable

21. We deserve
this, we had to
work long and
hard enough to
find it!

22. The Little People Attitude
• Every night, they would return home full of cheese.
• Every morning, they would confidently return for more.

23. One morning, there was no cheese. The
mice weren’t surprised.
They are prepared and know what to do.

24. Cheese to No Cheese ( Cheese Station “C”)
Sniff and Scurry
• They did not overanalysed things.

25. Cheese to No Cheese ( Cheese Station “C”)
Hem and Haw
• They were not paying attention to the changes.
• They were unprepared for what they found.
• What no cheese!

26. “Who Moved My Cheese?”
“It’s not fair!!’
They spent a long time trying to decide what to do.
They keep on looking to see if the cheese was really
gone.

27. Shock and Disbelief
 Response
 Unattractive
 Unproductive
 But understandable

28. Importance of Cheese
 Meant a great deal, more than
just having enough to eat every
day
 Material things
 Good health
 Family
 Cozy cottage
 Position

29. While Sniff and Scurry Move On
 Hem and Haw continue to hem and haw
 Ranted and raved about injustice
 Depression

30. The More ImportantThe More Important
Your Cheese is ToYour Cheese is To
You, The More YouYou, The More You
Want To Hold OntoWant To Hold Onto
It.It.

31. Hem analyzed “Why did they do this to me?”.“Why did they do this to me?”.
Haw said, “By the way, where is Sniff and Scurry?“By the way, where is Sniff and Scurry?
Do you think they know something we don’t?”Do you think they know something we don’t?”

32. Hem “What would they know?
They’re just simple mice.
They just respond to what happens.
We are smarter than mice!”

33. “Maybe we need to change
and do things differently.”

34. Why should we change? This sort of
thing should not happen to us.
If it does, we should get some benefits
that we are entitled.

35. “WHY?”

36. “Because we didn’t cause this problem”

37. “I realized that no one will put
yesterday’s cheese back”.
“What if there is no cheese out
there?
And if there is, what if you don’t
know where to find it?”

38. Haw laughed and announced
“IT’S MAZE TIME!”
but before he left, he wrote on the
wall….

39. If You Do NotIf You Do Not
Change, You CanChange, You Can
Become ExtinctBecome Extinct

40. Meanwhile, Sniff & Scurry went farther into the
maze until they found Cheese Station N.
They found a great supply of New Cheese!

41. Then, Haw stuck his head out and
peered anxiously into the maze.
He thought about how he’d gotten
himself into this cheeseless situation.
He went to the maze very anxious.

42. What Would YouWhat Would You
Do If You Weren’tDo If You Weren’t
Afraid?Afraid?

43. When You Stop Being Afraid You Feel
Good!
• Haw was loosing his physical strength.
• Maze was full of danger and yet he took it as
an adventure.
• He started to enjoy himself in the maze more
and more.

44. When You Stop Being Afraid You Feel
Good!
“ Why do I feel so good?” he wondered. “I
don’t have any cheese and I don’t know
where I am going.”
He realized he had held captive by his own
fear.

45. Haw now realized that the change
probably would not have taken him by
surprise if he had been watching what
was happening all along and if he had
anticipated change.
He stopped & wrote on the wall:

46. Smell The CheeseSmell The Cheese
Often So You KnowOften So You Know
When It Is GettingWhen It Is Getting
Old.Old.

47. Haw wondered if Hem had moved on,
or if he was still paralyzed by his own
fears.
Then, Haw remembered the times
when he had felt his best in the Maze.
It was when he was moving along. He
wrote:

48. Movement In A NewMovement In A New
Direction Helps YouDirection Helps You
Find New Cheese.Find New Cheese.

49. As Haw started running down the dark
corridor, he was letting go & trusting
what lay ahead for him, even though he
did not know exactly what it was.
To his surprise, Haw started to enjoy
himself more & more.

50. When You MoveWhen You Move
Beyond Your Fear,Beyond Your Fear,
You Feel Free.You Feel Free.

51. To make things better, Haw started to dream and
paint a picture in his mind again.
He saw himself sitting in a middle of a pile of all his
favorite cheeses – from Cheddar to Brie!
He wrote…

52. Imagining MyselfImagining Myself
Enjoying NewEnjoying New
Cheese, EvenCheese, Even
Before I Find It,Before I Find It,
Leads Me To It.Leads Me To It.

53. Sometimes later, Haw did not find any cheese,
He even thought of turning around to Cheese
Station C.
He wrote on the wall, knowing it was as
much a reminder to himself but
also a marking for his friend Hem,
hopefully….

54. The Quicker YouThe Quicker You
Let Go Of OldLet Go Of Old
Cheese, TheCheese, The
Sooner you FindSooner you Find
New Cheese.New Cheese.

55. Haw made his way back to Cheese Station C to offer
Hem bits of New Cheese but was turned down.
Hem wanted his own Cheese back.

56. Hem appreciated his friend’s gesture but said “I
want my own Cheese back and I’m not going to
change until I get what I want.”

57. It Is Safer ToIt Is Safer To
Search In TheSearch In The
Maze Than RemainMaze Than Remain
In The CheeselessIn The Cheeseless
Situation.Situation.

58. Haw realized again, that what you are afraid of
is never as bad as what you imagine.
The fear you let build up in your mind is worse
than the situation that actually exists.
He realizes it was natural for change to
continually occur, whether you expect it or
not.

59. Change could surprise you only if you
didn’t expect it & weren’t looking for it.
When he realized he had changed his
beliefs, he paused to write on the wall:

60. Old Beliefs Do NotOld Beliefs Do Not
Lead You To NewLead You To New
Cheese.Cheese.

61. Haw now realized that his new beliefs
were encouraging him to behave in a new
way.
He was behaving differently from the way
he had when he had kept returning to the
same cheeseless station.
It all depends on what you choose to
believe.

62. When You See ThatWhen You See That
You Can Find AndYou Can Find And
Enjoy New Cheese,Enjoy New Cheese,
You ChangeYou Change
Course.Course.

63. Haw just hoped he was heading in the right
direction.
He thought about the possibility that Hem
would read The Handwriting On The Wall
& find his way.
He wrote on the wall what he had been
thinking about for some time:

64. Noticing SmallNoticing Small
Changes EarlyChanges Early
Helps You AdaptHelps You Adapt
To The BiggerTo The Bigger
Changes That AreChanges That Are
To Come.To Come.

65. Haw realized that change could lead to something
better.
He raced through the maze with greater strength
and agility.

66. He proceeded along a corridor where he found New Station
N where he saw the greatest supply of Cheese he had ever
seen.
Sniff & Scurry welcomed him.
““Hooray for Change!”Hooray for Change!”

67. He drew a large piece of cheese
around all the insights he had
become aware of….

68. THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALLTHE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL
 Change HappensChange Happens
 Anticipate ChangeAnticipate Change
 Monitor ChangeMonitor Change
 Adapt To Change QuicklyAdapt To Change Quickly
 ChangeChange
 Enjoy Change!Enjoy Change!
 Be Ready To Change Quickly & Enjoy It AgainBe Ready To Change Quickly & Enjoy It Again

69. Then, Haw heard sounds of movement.
As the noise grew louder, he realized that someone
is coming.
Could it be that Hem was arriving?

70. Haw said a little prayer and hoped – as he had many
times before – that maybe, at last, his friend was
finally able to…

71. Move With The Cheese!!!Move With The Cheese!!!

72. Looking Back
• Cheese hadn’t actually disappeared overnight
• Smaller and smaller
• Old and moldy
• Should have anticipated change

73. Prepare to re-enter the Maze
or
Wait until they put the Cheese
back?
Choices

74. Back In The Maze (Haw)
• A little Cheese here and there
• Confusing
• Two steps forward, one step backward
• Not easier – but better than cheeseless situation

75. Fear and Anxiety
• What if there is no other Cheese in the maze?
• What if I am unable to find Cheese?
• Why didn’t I get up and move with the Cheese
sooner?

76. Haw had learned something from Sniff and Scurry.
They kept life simple.
They didn’t overanalyze
or
overcomplicate things.
When the situation changed and the Cheese had been moved, they
moved with the Cheese.

77. Haw also realized that:
•There is always new cheese out there whether
you recognize it at the time or not.
•You are rewarded with it when you go past your
fear.

78. He also realized that:
•Fear should be respected as it keeps you out of
real danger.
•Change has turned out to be a blessing in
disguise as it led him to find better cheese.

79. Haw thought about going back to Cheese Station
C to see Hem.
Hem had to find his own way.
No one else could do it for him.
He should see the advantage of changing himself.

80. Haw thought about going back to Cheese Station
C to see Hem.
Hem had to find his own way.
No one else could do it for him.
He should see the advantage of changing himself.

81. Haw’s Wisdom
• “Sometimes things change and they are never the
same again. This looks like one of those times.
• That’s life! Life moves on.
• And so should we.”

82. New Cheese
 As Haw enjoyed the New Cheese, he
reflected on what he had learned
 Held on to illusion of Cheese when it was
no longer there
 Learned to laugh at his own folly
 You can let go and quickly move on

83. And Haw Learned
• Change with the situation
• Envision success
• Learn from mistakes and use them
to plan for the future

85. 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

86. The Handwriting On The Wall
 Adapt To Change Quickly
 The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You
Can Enjoy New Cheese
 Change
 Move With The Cheese

87. The Handwriting On The Wall
 Enjoy Change!
 Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New
Cheese
 Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again And
Again
 They Keep Moving The Cheese

88. Cheese
• Money
• Professional growth
• Personal Satisfaction
DIVERSIFICATION
(MBA, BUSINESS, TEACHING, TV AND
RADIO APPEARANCES)

89. Cheese
• Health
• Looks

90. Cheese
• Better environment
• Bigger house
• Less stress

91. Cheese
• Sanity
• Right attitude

93. Most important aspect is that you have the power to change YOU.
Your attitude and approach to change will make all the difference.
Don’t let change control you.

94. Move With TheMove With The
Cheese & Enjoy It !Cheese & Enjoy It !

95. There is always newThere is always new
cheese out there!!!cheese out there!!!

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