Granted. We have all the information (and more) we can absorb in our lifetime. We do not need any more of it: we just need to understand it. So we search for things, (and books) that are straightforward, direct, so we can grasp its concept easily. This is not the case. Oversimplified, obvious, almost offensive to one's intelligent, this book, that contains no new ideas or points of view, is one of the most overrated item I've seen in a long time. Please: do yourself a favour: for simple yet intelligent material, go somewhere else

This book has a blantant objective. To affect your consciousness! Do publisher's really think that readers will buy into such nonsense/drivel. How about this for its sequel? Mice Don't Bite! or Move My Cheese And I'll Move Yours Right Beside the CAT! The metaphor is non-descript, insulting to the intelligence and not "cute" in the least! How's that for moving YOUR cheese!

If we in the United States wish to understand the nature of impermanence, and the suffering that comes from our attachment to "things," results, and outcomes, a better book will be Jack Kornfield's A Path with Heart. This book very keenly describes the basic dharma of Buddhism as it merges with psychology. Albert Einstein considered Buddhism the most appropriate religion for the modern era. Books about cheese and mice confuse what really should be a simple concept.

Although this is a simple story, I thought the mix of humor with concepts was okay. I found myself thinking about some of my own behavior as I read, so I felt the book met the goal. This certainly is not the "encyclopedia" of change management, but perhaps can offer a fun common language for a group to use when coaching each other.

I feel badly for all those reviewers who got no joy from this little book. Yes, there is nothing new here -- check up regularly to see if things are changing, embrace change, etc. etc. But I liked Michael's use (pg 85) of the characters to motivate his workers. I am imagining myself enjoying new cheese!

I found this book to be refreshing and eye opening. It made me aware of my own feelings toward change. By reading about the four characters I was able to see myself and my friends. My friends at work have had fun deciding which character most closely relates to our own personalities. I am Hem and sometimes Ha.