A BOOK REVIEW byProf. Roel Tolentino, MD, MBA, FPCS

Surgical OncologistLeadership and Personality Coach

When: 630 -720 pm; Aug. 11, 2016 (Thursday)Where: Security Bank Case Room, Asian Inst of Management Conference Center, Benavidez St.

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Dr. Spencer Johnson, M.D.

Psychologist and Doctor of Medicine

International best seller author.Originator and co-Author of The One Minute ManagerHas written many bestsellers - books of One Minute series….

What is the book about?

- reveals the profound truths about - reveals the profound truths about change.change.

- teaches how to deal with change - teaches how to deal with change in your work and in your life.in your work and in your life.

The Metaphor

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The Metaphor

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The Metaphor

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SNIFFYAnticipates change early by sniffing it out in the environment.

SCURRYQuickly scurry into action and adapts. He liked to get things done, so they took action based on the new corporate vision.

HAWLearns 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.

HEMDenies 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.

SNIFFYAnticipates change early by sniffing it out in the marketplace, and update the corporate vision.

SCURRYQuickly scurry into action and adapts. He liked to get things done, so he took action based on the new environment.

HAWLearns 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.

HEMDenies 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.

SNIFFYAnticipates change early by sniffing it out in the marketplace, and update the corporate vision.

SCURRYQuickly scurry into action and adapts. He liked to get things done, so they took action based on the new corporate vision.

HAWLearns 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.

HEMDenies 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.

SNIFFYAnticipates change early by sniffing it out in the marketplace, and update the corporate vision.

SCURRYQuickly scurry into action and adapts. He liked to get things done, so they took action based on the new corporate vision.

HAWLearns 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.

HEMDenies 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.

““Cheese” – a metaphor for what Cheese” – 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

The MetaphorMaze: a metaphor for where you spend time looking

for what you want

- the organization you work in - the family, or community you live in

hem and haw

• to pause a lot and avoid saying something directly

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

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

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

Cheese is found!

Each morning, our four characters race through the maze, eager to enjoy their cheese.

Lifestyle of Hem and Haw

• Wake a little later

• Dress a little slower

• Walk to Cheese

• Secure

• Comfortable

We deserve this, we had to work long and hard enough to

find it!

The Little People Attitude

• Every night, they would return home full of cheese.

• Every morning, they would confidently return for more.

One morning, there was no cheese. The mice weren’t surprised.

They are prepared and know what to do.

Cheese to No Cheese ( Cheese Station “C”)

Sniff and Scurry • They did not overanalysed things.

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!

“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.

Shock and Disbelief

Response Unattractive

Unproductive

But understandable

Importance of Cheese

Meant a great deal, more than just having enough to eat every day

Material things

Good health

Family

Cozy cottage

Position

While Sniff and Scurry Move On Hem and Haw continue to hem and haw

Ranted and raved about injustice Depression

The More The More Important Your Important Your

Cheese is To You, Cheese is To You, The More You The More You Want To Hold Want To Hold

Onto It.Onto It.

Hem analyzed “Why did they do this “Why did they do this to me?”. to me?”.

Haw said, “By the way, where is Sniff “By the way, where is Sniff and Scurry? Do you think they know and Scurry? Do you think they know something we don’t?”something we don’t?”

Hem “What would they know?

They’re just simple mice.

They just respond to what happens.

We are smarter than mice!”

“Maybe we need to change

and do things differently.”

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.

“WHY?”

“Because we didn’t cause this problem”

“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?”

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

If You Do Not If You Do Not Change, You Can Change, You Can Become ExtinctBecome Extinct

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

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.

What Would You What Would You Do If You Weren’t Do If You Weren’t

Afraid?Afraid?

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.

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.

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:

Smell The Cheese Smell The Cheese Often So You Often So You

Know When It Is Know When It Is Getting Old.Getting Old.

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:

Movement In A Movement In A New Direction New Direction Helps You Find Helps You Find New Cheese.New Cheese.

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.

When You Move When You Move Beyond Your Fear, Beyond Your Fear,

You Feel Free.You Feel Free.

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…

Imagining Myself Imagining Myself Enjoying New Enjoying New Cheese, Even Cheese, Even

Before I Find It, Before I Find It, Leads Me To It.Leads Me To It.

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….

The Quicker You The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Cheese, The

Sooner you Find Sooner you Find New Cheese.New Cheese.

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.

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.”

It Is Safer To It Is Safer To Search In The Search In The

Maze Than Maze Than Remain In The Remain In The

Cheeseless Cheeseless Situation.Situation.

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.

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:

Old Beliefs Do Not Old Beliefs Do Not Lead You To New Lead You To New

Cheese.Cheese.

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.

When You See When You See That You Can Find That You Can Find

And Enjoy New And Enjoy New Cheese, You Cheese, You

Change Course.Change Course.

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:

Noticing Small Noticing Small Changes Early Changes Early

Helps You Adapt Helps You Adapt To The Bigger To The Bigger

Changes That Are Changes That Are To Come.To Come.

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

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 Hooray for Change!”Change!”

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

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

Then, Haw heard sounds of movement.

As the noise grew louder, he realized that someone is coming.

Could it be that Hem was arriving?

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

Move With The Cheese!!!Move With The Cheese!!!

Looking Back• Cheese hadn’t actually disappeared

overnight

• Smaller and smaller

• Old and moldy

• Should have anticipated change

Prepare to re-enter the Maze or

Wait until they put the Cheese back?

Choices

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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

And Haw Learned

• Change with the situation

• Envision success

• Learn from mistakes and use them to plan for the future

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

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

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

Cheese

• Money

• Professional growth

• Personal SatisfactionDIVERSIFICATION

(MBA, BUSINESS, TEACHING, TV AND RADIO APPEARANCES)

Cheese

• Health

• Looks

Cheese

• Better environment• Bigger house• Less stress

Cheese

• Sanity

• Right attitude

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.

Move With The Move With The Cheese & Enjoy Cheese & Enjoy

It !It !

There is always new There is always new cheese out there!!! cheese out there!!!

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