Who Moved My Cheese?

• Genre: Nonfiction; business; motivational
• Originally Published: 1998
• Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 900L; college/adult
• Structure/Length: Introduction and 3 chapters; approx. 95 pages; approx. 1 hour, 40 minutes on audio
• Central Concern: Using a simple parable that compares the actions of two mice and two people in a maze, the book teaches lessons about preparing for change and enjoying the challenges of new situations.

Spencer Johnson, Author

• Bio: 1938-2017; born in South Dakota and grew up in Los Angeles; earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Southern California and went on to study medicine; as a doctor, became convinced that people’s ailments were often not physical but in their minds or souls; wrote historical biographies for children before coauthoring The One Minute Manager; took time to get input from many people before publishing each of his short books; gained a loyal following and sold millions of copies of his books
• Other Works: The One Minute Manager (with Kenneth Blanchard; 1982); The Precious Present (1984); Peaks and Valleys (2009); Out of the Maze: An A-Mazing Way to Get Unstuck (2018)

CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Unit:

• Action in the Face of Adversity
• Seek Out Simple Solutions
• How to Search for Cheese

STUDY OBJECTIVES: In accomplishing the components of this Unit, students will: