RE: Re: Introductions

The last time Peter was at Consultants' Camp, he engaged in almost a daily
rant about "Who Moved My Cheese?".  I still haven't read the book, but his
review and comments have had a strong influence on how I view corporate
change management classes.  Thanks for great reference to his review!
Ronald E. Thompson III
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govONE Solutions
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Dale Emery [mailto:[email protected]]
  Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 5:51 PM
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Re: [resistance] Re: Introductions


  Hi Ron,

  > Unless I'm just very unique, one of the issues for folks may be
  > the way most corporate "change management" courses are design.
  > In the big companies I've been associated with, I've found that
  > the courses are designed to teach employees how to be accepting
  > of the inevitable change -- rather than teaching responsible
  > introduction of change, tools for shaping the change, and
  > channels for resisting when appropriate.

  You're far from unique in that.  I have a hunch that Peter de
  Jager feels the same way.  Read his review of Who Moved My
  Cheese?, which he summarizes this way:

        When management moves the cheese you should not ask
        questions, you should not resist, certainly don't
        "think" and don't over analyze... just change, damn it.
        If you don't?  Then you're the problem.  Be a good
        little mouse possessing only a simple rodent brain, and
        good instincts, and accept the change without question.
        (or else...)
        http://www.technobility.com/pdfs/mct0305.pdf

  Peter says, "It is the first management book I've read that I
  found morally offensive."

  Dale

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