Who Moved My Cheese? Spenser Johnson, M.D.

The Story Two mice Live in a cheese maze and search for cheese. Mice are simple and use simple skill and error methods of finding cheese. Get lost, go in wrong direction, bumped into walls

The Story Two Littlepeople Littlepeople are complex and use prior experience, thoughts, beliefs and emotions to find the cheese. Clouded, complicated and more challenging way to find cheese

The Four Types of Roles Sniff Scurry Haw Hem

Sniff Like to sniff out the situation early

How leaders help SNIFFS What Sniffs Can Do Update corporate vision Link change to new products/services What Sniffs Need Rewarded for action Need to be monitored so they don’t scurry off in the wrong direction.

Where SNIFFS like to work Sniffs enjoy working in organizations that recognize change and adapts in time.

Scurry Like to get things done…run with it.

How leaders help SCURRIES What Scurries Can Do: Get things done based on new corporate vision What Scurries Need: To be monitored so they don’t scurry off in the wrong direction. Rewarded for action that brought in “New Cheese”

Where SCURRIES like to work Scurries like working in an organization that values action and results.

Haw At beginning resistant, but open-minded enough to learn something new, act differently and adapt in time to help organizations succeed.

How leaders help HAWS What Haws Need: What Haws Can Do: Help organizations paint a realistic vision of the New Cheese that made good sense to practically everyone. Come to expect change and actively look for it. Help keep a sense of humor. What Haws Need: Time to open their minds, learn something new and adapt to change.

Where HAWS Like To Work Haws want to work in an organization that gives people confidence and tools to change.

Hem Stop and slow down the organizational change.

How leaders help HEMS What Hems Can Do: What Hems Need: change and do well if they see an advantage in it (like keeping their jobs). What Hems Need: Hems change only when they saw the sensible vision we painted that showed how changing would work to their advantage.

Where HEMS Like To Work Hems like to work in organizations that feel safe, so change needs to make sense to them and increase their sense of security.

Where are you in the maze?