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ImaginingMyselfEnjoyingTheCheese,
EvenBeforeIFindIt,LeadMeToIt
Hawwonderedwhyhehadalwaysthoughtthatachangewouldleadtosomethingworse.Nowherealizedthatchangecouldleadto
somethingbetter.
"Whydidn'tIseethisbefore?"heaskedhimself.
ThenheracedthroughtheMazewithgreaterstrengthandagility.Beforelong,hespottedaCheeseStationandbecameexcitedashenoticed
littlepiecesofNewCheeseneartheentrance.
TheyweretypesofCheeseshehadneverseenbefore,buttheylookedgreat.Hetriedthemandfoundthattheyweredelicious.Heatemost
oftheNewCheesebitsthatwereavailableandputafewinhispockettohavelaterandperhapssharewithHem.Hebegantoregainhisstrength.
HeenteredtheCheeseStationwithgreatexcitement.But,tohisdismay,hefounditwasempty.Someonehadalreadybeenthereandhadleft
onlythefewbitsofNewCheese.
Herealizedthatifhehadmovedsooner,hewouldverylikelyhavefoundagooddealofNewCheesehere.
HawdecidedtogobackandseeifHemwasreadytojoinhim.
Asheretracedhissteps,hestoppedandwroteonthewall:
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Thequickyouletgoofoldcheese,
thesooneryoufindnewcheese
Afterawhile,HawmadehiswaybacktoCheeseStationCandfoundHem.HeofferedHembitsofNewCheese,butwasturneddown.
Hemappreciatedhisfriend'sgesturebutsaid,"Idon'tthinkIwouldlikeNewCheese.It'snotwhatI'musedto.IwantmyownCheeseback
andI'mnotgoingtochangeuntilIgetwhatIwant."
Hawjustshookhisheadindisappointmentandreluctantlywentbackoutonhisown.Ashereturnedtothefarthestpointhehadreachedin
theMaze,hemissedhisfriend,butrealizedhelikedwhathewasdiscovering.Evenbeforehefoundwhathehopedwouldbeagreatsupplyof
NewCheese,ifever,heknewthatwhatmadehimhappywasn'tjusthavingCheese.
Hewashappywhenhewasn'tbeingrunbyhisfear.Helikedwhathewasdoingnow.
Knowingthis,Hawdidn'tfeelasweakashedidwhenhestayedinCheeseStationCwithnoCheese.Justrealizinghewasnotlettinghisfear
stophim,andknowingthathehadtakenanewdirection,nourishedhimandgavehimstrength.
Nowhefeltthatitwasjustaquestionoftimebeforehefoundwhatheneeded.Infact,hesensedhehadalreadyfoundwhathewaslooking
for.
Hesmiledasherealized:
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ItIsSaferToSearchInTheMazeThanRemain
InACheselessStation
Hawrealizedagain,ashehadoncebefore,thatwhatyouareafraidofisneverasbadaswhatyouimagine.Thefearyouletbuildupinyour
mindisworsethanthesituationthatactuallyexists.
He'dbeensoafraidofneverfindingNewCheesethathehadn'tevenwantedtostartlooking.Butsincestartinghisjourney,hehadfound
enoughCheeseinthecorridorstokeephimgoing.Nowhelookedforwardtofindingmore.Justlookingaheadwasbecomingexciting.
Hisoldthinkinghadbeencloudedbyhisworriesandfears.HeusedtothinkaboutnothavingenoughCheese,ornothavingitlastaslong
ashewanted.Heusedtothinkmoreaboutwhatcouldgowrongthanwhatcouldgoright.
ButthathadchangedinthedayssincehehadleftCheeseStationC.
HeusedtobelievethatCheeseshouldneverbemovedandthatchangewasn'tright.
Nowherealizeditwasnaturalforchangetocontinuallyoccur,whetheryouexpectitornotchangecouldsurpriseyouonlyifyoudidn't
expectitandweren'tlookingforit.
Whenherealizedhehadchangedhisbeliefs,hepausedtowriteonthewall:
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OldBeliefsDoNotLeadYouToTheNewCheese
Hawhadn'tfoundanyCheeseyet,but,asheranthroughtheMaze,hethoughtaboutwhathehadalreadylearned.
Hawnowrealizedthathisnewbeliefswereencouraginghimtobehaveinanewway.Hewasbehavingdifferentlyfromthewayhehadwhen
hehadkeptreturningtothesamecheeselessstation.
Henowknewthatwhenyouchangewhatyoubelieve,youchangewhatyoudo.
Youcanbelievethatachangewillharmyouandresistit.OryoucanbelievethatfindingNewCheesewillhelpyou,andembracethechange.
Italldependsonwhatyouchoosetobelieve.
Hewroteonthewall:
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WhenYouSeeThatYouCanFindNewCheese,
YouChangeCourse
HawknewhewouldbeinbettershapenowifhehadchangedmuchsoonerandleftCheeseStationCearlier.Hewouldfeelstrongerinbody
andspiritandhecouldhavecopedbetterwiththechallengeoffindingNewCheese.Infact,heprobablywouldhavefounditbynowifhehad
expectedchange,ratherthanwastingtimedenyingthatthechangehadalreadytakenplace.
HeusedhisimaginationagainandsawhimselffindingandsavoringNewCheese.Hedecidedtoproceedintothemoreunknownpartsof
theMaze,andfoundlittlebitsofCheesehereandthere.Hawbegantoregainhisstrengthandconfidence.
Ashethoughtbackonwherehehadcomefrom,Hawwasgladhehadwrittenonthewallinmanyplaces.Hetrustedthatitwouldserveasa
markedtrailforHemtofollowthroughtheMaze,ifhechosetoleaveCheeseStationC.
Hawjusthopedhewasheadingintherightdirection.HethoughtaboutthepossibilitythatHemwouldreadTheHandwritingOnTheWall
andfindhisway.
Hewroteonthewallwhathehadbeenthinkingaboutforsometime:
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NoticingSmallChangeEarlyHelpsAdapt
ToBiggerChangeThatAreToCome
Bynow,Hawhadletgoofthepastandwasadaptingtothepresent.
HecontinuedonthroughtheMazewithgreaterstrengthandspeed.Andbeforelong,ithappened.
WhenitseemedthathehadbeenintheMazeforever,hisjourney——oratleastthispartofhisjourney——endedquicklyandhappily.
Hawproceededalongacorridorthatwasnewtohim,roundedacorner,andfoundNewCheeseatCheeseStationN!
Whenhewentinside,hewasstartledbywhathesaw.PiledhigheverywherewasthegreatestsupplyofCheesehehadeverseen.Hedidn't
recognizeallthathesaw,assomekindsofCheesewerenewtohim.
Thenhewonderedforamomentwhetheritwasrealorjusthisimagination,untilhesawhisoldfriendsSniffandScurry.
SniffwelcomedHawwithanodofhishead,andScurrywavedhispaw.Theirfatlittlebelliesshowedthattheyhadbeenhereforsometime.
HawquicklysaidhishellosandsoontookbitesofeveryoneofhisfavoriteCheeses.Hepulledoffhisshoes,tiedthelacestogether,and
hungthemaroundhisneckincaseheneededthemagain.SniffandScurrylaughed.Theynoddedtheirheadsinadmiration.ThenHawjumped
intotheNewCheese.Whenhehadeatenhisfill,heliftedapieceoffreshCheeseandmadeatoast."HoorayforChange!"
AsHawenjoyedtheNewCheese,hereflectedonwhathehadlearned.
HerealizedthatwhenhehadbeenafraidtochangehehadbeenholdingontotheillusionofOldCheesethatwasnolongerthere.
Sowhatwasitthatmadehimchange?Wasitthefearofstarvingtodeath?Hawsmiledashethoughtitcertainlyhelped.
Thenhelaughedandrealizedthathehadstartedtochangeassoonashehadlearnedtolaughathimselfandatwhathehadbeendoing
wrong.Herealizedthefastestwaytochangeistolaughatyourownfolly——thenyoucanletgoandquicklymoveon.
Heknewhehadlearnedsomethingusefulaboutmovingonfromhismicefriends,SniffandScurry.Theykeptlifesimple.Theydidn't
overanalyzeorovercomplicatethings.WhenthesituationchangedandtheCheesehadbeenmoved,theychangedandmovedwiththeCheese.
Hewouldrememberthat.
Hawhadalsousedhiswonderfulbraintodowhatlittlepeopledobetterthanmice.
Heenvisionedhimself——inrealisticdetail-findingsomethingbetter——muchbetter.
Hereflectedonthemistakeshehadmadeinthepastandusedthemtoplanforhisfuture.Heknewthatyoucouldlearntodealwithchange.
Youcouldbemoreawareoftheneedtokeepthingssimple,beflexible,andmovequickly.
Youdidnotneedtoovercomplicatemattersorconfuseyourselfwithfearfulbeliefs.
Youcouldnoticewhenthelittlechangesbegansothatyouwouldbebetterpreparedforthebigchangethatmightbecoming.
Heknewheneededtoadaptfaster,forifyoudonotadaptintime,youmightaswellnotadaptatall.
Hehadtoadmitthatthebiggestinhibitortochangelieswithinyourself,andthatnothinggetsbetteruntilyouchange.
Perhapsmostimportantly,herealizedthatthereisalwaysNewCheeseoutthere,whetheryourecognizeitatthetimeornot,andthatyouare
rewardedwithitwhenyougopastyourfearandenjoytheadventure.
Heknewsomefearshouldberespected,asitcankeepyououtofrealdanger.Butherealizedmostofhisfearswereirrationalandhadkept
himfromchangingwhenheneededto.
Hehadn'tlikeditatthetime,butheknewthatthechangehadturnedouttobeablessingindisguise,asithadledhimtofindbetterCheese.
Hehadevenfoundabetterpartofhimself.
AsHawrecalledwhathehadlearned,hethoughtabouthisfriendHem.HewonderedifHemhadreadanyofthesayingsHawhadwrittenon
thewallatCheeseStationCandthroughouttheMaze.
HadHemeverdecidedtoletgoandmoveon?HadheeverenteredtheMazeanddiscoveredwhatcouldmakehislifebetter?
OrwasHemstillhemmedinbecausehewouldnotchange?
HawthoughtaboutgoingbackagaintoCheeseStationCtoseeifhecouldfindHem——assumingthatHawcouldfindhiswaybackthere.If
hefoundHem,hethoughthemightbeabletoshowhimhowtogetoutofhispredicament.ButHawrealizedthathehadalreadytriedtogethis
friendtochange.
Hemhadtofindhisownway,beyondhiscomfortsandpasthisfears.Nooneelsecoulddoitforhim,ortalkhimintoit.Hesomehowhadto
seetheadvantageofchanginghimself.
HawknewhehadleftatrailforHemandthathecouldfindhisway,ifhecouldjustreadTheHandwritingOnTheWall.
HewentoverandwrotedownasummaryofwhathehadlearnedonthelargestwallofCheeseStationN.Hedrewalargepieceofcheese
aroundalltheinsightshehadbecomeawareof;andsmiledashelookedatwhathehadlearned:
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TheHandwritingOnTheWall
Changehappens
Theykeepmovingthecheese
Anticipatechange
Getreadyforthecheesetomove
Monitorchange
Smellthecheeseoftensoyouknowwhenitisgettingold
Adapttochangequickly
Thequickeryouletgoofoldcheese,thesooneryoucanenjoynewcheese
Change
Movewiththecheese
Enjoychange
Saviortheadventureandenjoythetasteofnewcheese!
Bereadytochangequicklyandenjoyitagain
Theykeepmovingthecheese
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MoveWiththeCheeseandenjoyit!
——Theend…orisitanewbeginning?
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ADiscussion:LaterThatSameDay
WhenMichaelfinishedtellingthestory,helookedaroundtheroomandsawhisformerclassmatessmilingathim.
Severalthankedhimandsaidtheygotagooddealoutofthestory.
Nathanaskedthegroup,"Whatwouldyouthinkofgettingtogetherlaterandmaybediscussingit?"
Mostofthemsaidtheywouldliketotalkaboutit,andsotheyarrangedtomeetlaterforadrinkbeforedinner.
Thatevening,astheygatheredinahotellounge,theybegantokideachotheraboutfindingtheir"Cheese"andseeingthemselvesinthe
Maze.
ThenAngelagood-naturedlyaskedthegroup,"So,whowereyouinthestory?Sniff,Scurry,HemorHaw?"
Carlosanswered,"WellIwasthinkingaboutthatthisafternoon.IclearlyrememberatimebeforeIhadmysportinggoodsbusiness,whenI
hadaroughencounterwithchange.
"Iwasn'tSniff-Ididn'tsniffoutthesituationandseethechangeearly.AndIcertainlywasn'tScurry——Ididn'tgointoactionimmediately.
"IwasmorelikeHem,whowantedtostayinfamiliarterritory.Thetruthis,Ididn'twanttodealwithchange.Ididn'tevenwanttoseeit."
Michael,whofeltlikenotimehadpassedsinceheandCarloswereclosefriendsinschool,asked,"Whatareyoutalkingabout,Carlos?"
Carlossaid,"Anunexpectedchangeofjobs."
Michaellaughed."Youwerefired?"
"Welllet'sjustsayIdidn'twanttogooutlookingforNewCheese.IthoughtIhadagoodreasonwhychangeshouldn'thappentomc.So,I
wasprettyupsetatthetime."
Someoftheirformerclassmateswhohadbeenquietinthebeginningfeltmorecomfortablenowandspokeup,includingFrank,whohad
goneintothemilitary.
"Hemremindsmeofafriendofmine,"Franksaid."Hisdepartmentwasclosingdown,buthedidn'twanttoseeit.Theykeptrelocatinghis
people.Wealltriedtotalktohimaboutthemanyotheropportunitiesthatexistedinthecompanyforthosewhowantedtobeflexible,buthe
didn'tthinkhehadtochange.Hewastheonlyonewhowassurprisedwhenhisdepartmentclosed.Nowhe'shavingahardtimeadjustingtothe
changehedidn'tthinkshouldhappen."
Jessicasaid,"Ididn'tthinkitshouldhappentomeeither,butmy'Cheese'hasbeenmovedmorethanonce."
Manyinthegrouplaughed,exceptNathan.
"Maybethat'sthewholepoint,"Nathansaid."Changehappenstoallofus."
Headded,"IwishmyfamilyhadheardtheCheesestorybeforethis.Unfortunatelywedidn'twanttoseethechangescominginourbusiness,
andnowit'stoolate——we'rehavingtoclosemanyofourstores."
Thatsurprisedmanyinthegroup,becausetheythoughtNathanwasluckytobeinasecurebusinesshecoulddependon,yearafteryear.
"Whathappened?"Jessicawantedtoknow.
"Ourchainofsmallstoressuddenlybecameoldfashionedwhenthemega-storecametotownwithitshugeinventoryandlowprices.Wejust
couldn'tcompetewiththat."
"IcanseenowthatinsteadofbeinglikeSniffandScurry,wewerelikeHem.Westayedwherewewereanddidn'tchange.Wetriedtoignore
whatwashappeningandnowweareintrouble.WecouldhavetakenacoupleoflessonsfromHaw-becausewecertainlycouldn'tlaughat
ourselvesandchangewhatweweredoing."
Laura,whohadbecomeasuccessfulbusinesswoman,hadbeenlistening,buthadsaidverylittleuntilnow."Ithoughtaboutthestorythis
afternoontoo,"shesaid."IwonderedhowIcouldbemorelikeHawandseewhatI'mdoingwrong——laughatmyself,change,anddobetter."Then
sheasked,"I'mcurious.Howmanyhereareafraidofchange?"Nooneresponded,soshesuggested,"Howaboutashowofhands?"
Onlyonehandwentup."Well,itlookslikewe'vegotonehonestpersoninourgroup!"shesaid,andthencontinued,"Maybeyou'lllikethis
nextquestionbetter.Howmanyherethinkotherpeopleareafraidofchange?"Practicallyeveryoneraisedtheirhands.Thentheyallstarted
laughing.
"Whatdoesthattellus?"
"Denial,"Nathananswered.
"Sure,"Michaeladmitted."Sometimeswe'renotevenawarethatwe'reafraid.IknowIwasn't.WhenIfirstheardthestory,Ilovedthequestion:
'Whatwouldyoudoifyouweren'tafraid?"'
ThenJessicaadded,"Well,whatIgotfromthestoryisthatchangeishappeningeverywhereandthatIwilldobetterwhenIcanadjusttoit
quickly."
"Irememberyearsagowhenourcompanywassellingourencyclopediaasasetofmorethantwentybooks.Onepersontriedtotellusthat
weshouldputourwholeencyclopediaonasinglecomputerdiskandsellitforafractionofthecost.Itwouldbeeasiertoupdate,wouldcostus
somuchlesstomanufacture,andsomanymorepeoplecouldaffordit.Butweallresisted."
"Whydidyouresist?"Nathanasked.
"Because,webelievedthenthatthebackboneofourbusinesswasourlargesalesforce,whocalledonpeopledoor-to-door.Keepingour
salesforcedependedonthebigcommissionstheyearnedfromthehighpriceofourproduct.Wehadbeendoingthissuccessfullyforalongtime
andthoughtitwouldgoonforever."
Laurasaid,"Maybethat'swhatwasmeantinthestorywhenitmentionedHemandHaw'sarroganceaboutsuccess.Theydidn'tnoticethey
neededtochangewhathadoncebeenworking."
Nathansaid,"SoyouthoughtyouroldCheesewasyouronlyCheese."
"Yes,andwewantedtohangontoit.WhenIthinkbackonwhathappenedtous,Iseethatit'snotjustthatthey'movedtheCheese'butthat
the'Cheese'hasalifeofitsownandeventuallyrunsout.
"Anyway,wedidn'tchange.Butacompetitordidandoursalesfellbadly.We'vebeengoingthroughadifficulttime.Now,anotherbig
technologicalchangeishappeningintheindustryandnooneatthecompanyseemstowanttodealwithit.Itdoesn'tlookgood.IthinkIcould
beoutofajobsoon."
"It'sMAZEtime!"Carloscalledout.Everyonelaughed,includingJessica.
CarlosturnedtoJessicaandsaid,"It'sgoodthatyoucanlaughatyourself."
Frankoffered,"That'swhatIgotoutofthestory.Itendtotakemyselftooseriously.InoticedhowHawchangedwhenhecouldfinallylaugh
athimselfandatwhathewasdoing.NowonderhewascalledHaw."
Thegroupgroanedattheobviousplayonwords.
Angelaasked,"DoyouthinkthatHemeverchangedandfoundNewCheese?"
Elainesaid,"Ithinkhedid."
"Idon't,"Corysaid."Somepeopleneverchangeandtheypayapriceforit.IseepeoplelikeHeminmymedicalpractice.Theyfeelentitledto
their'Cheese'.Theyfeellikevictimswhenit'stakenawayandblameothers.Theygetsickerthanpeoplewholetgoandmoveon."
ThenNathansaidquietly,asthoughhewastalkingtohimself,"Iguessthequestionis,Whatdoweneedtoletgoofandwhatdoweneedto
moveonto?"'
Noonesaidanythingforawhile.
"Imustadmit"Nathansaid,"Isawwhatwashappeningwithstoreslikeoursinotherpartsofthecountry,butIhopeditwouldn'taffectus.I
guessit'salotbettertoinitiatechangewhileyou
canthanitistotrytoreactandadjusttoit.MaybeweshouldmoveourownCheese."
"Whatdoyoumean?"Frankasked.
Nathananswered,"Ican'thelpbutwonderwherewewouldbetodayifwehadsoldtherealestateunderallouroldstoresandbuiltone
greatmodernstoretocompetewiththebestofthem."
Laurasaid,"Maybethat'swhatHawmeantwhenhewroteonthewall:'SavortheadventureandmovewiththeCheese."'
Franksaid,"Ithinksomethingsshouldn'tchange.Forexample,Iwanttoholdontomybasicvalues.ButIrealizenowthatIwouldbebetter
offifIhadmovedwiththe'Cheese'alotsoonerinmylife."
"Well,Michael,itwasanicelittlestory,"Richard,theclassskeptic,said,"buthowdidyouactuallyputitintouseinyourcompany?"
Thegroupdidn'tknowityet,butRichardwasexperiencingsomechangeshimself.Recentlyseparatedfromhiswife,hewasnowtryingto
balancehiscareerwithraisinghisteenagers.
Michaelreplied,"Youknow,IthoughtmyjobwasjusttomanagethedailyproblemsastheycameupwhenwhatIshouldhavebeendoing
waslookingaheadandpayingattentiontowhereweweregoing.
"AndboydidImanagethoseproblems-twenty-fourhoursaday.Iwasn'talotoffuntobearound.IwasinaratraceandIcouldn'tgetout."
Laurasaid,"Soyouweremanagingwhenyouneededtobeleading."
"Exactly,"Michaelsaid."ThenwhenIheardthestoryof"WhoMovedMyCheese?",Irealizedmyjobwastopaintapictureof'NewCheese'
thatwewouldallwanttopursue,sowecouldenjoychangingandsucceeding,whetheritwasatworkorinlife.
Nathanasked,"Whatdidyoudoatwork?"
"Well,whenIaskedpeopleinourcompanywhotheywereinthestory,Isawwehadeveryoneofthefourcharactersinourorganization.I
begantoseethattheSniffs,Scurrys,Hems,andHawseachneededtobetreateddifferently.
"OurSniffscouldsniffourchangesinthemarketplace,sotheyhelpedusupdateourcorporatevision.Theywereencouragedtoidentifyhow
thechangescouldresultinnewproductsandservicesourcustomerswouldwant.TheSniffsloveditandtoldustheyenjoyedworkinginaplace
thatrecognizedchangeandadaptedintime.
"OurScurryslikedtogetthingsdone,sotheywereencouragedtotakeactions,basedonthenewcorporatevision.Theyjustneededtobe
monitored
sotheydidn'tscurryoffinthewrongdirection.TheywerethenrewardedforactionsthatbroughtusNewCheese.Theylikedworkingina
companythatvaluedactionandresults."
"WhatabouttheHemsandHaws?"Angelaasked.
"Unfortunately,theHemsweretheanchorsthatslowedusdown,"Michaelanswered."Theywereeithertoocomfortableortooafraidto
change.SomeofourHemschangedonlywhentheysawthesensiblevisionwepaintedthatshowedthemhowchangingwouldworktotheir
advantage.
"OurHemstoldustheywantedtoworkinaplacethatwassafe,sothechangesneededtomakesensetothemandincreasetheirsenseof
security.Whentheyrealizedtherealdangerofnotchanging,someofthemchangedanddidwell.OurvisionhelpedusturnmanyofourHems
intoHaws."
"WhatdidyoudowiththeHemswhodidn'tchange'?"Frankwantedtoknow.
"Wehadtoletthemgo,"Michaelsaidsadly."Wewantedtokeepallouremployees,butweknewifourbusinessdidn'tchangequickly
enough,wewouldallbeintrouble."
Thenhesaid,"ThegoodnewsisthatwhileourHawswereinitiallyhesitant,theywereopen-mindedenoughtolearnsomethingnew,act
differently,andadaptintimetohelpussucceed.
"Theycametoexpectchangeandactivelylookforit.Becausetheyunderstoodhumannature,theyhelpeduspaintarealisticvisionofNew
Cheesethatmadegoodsensetopracticallyeveryone.
"Theytoldustheywantedtoworkinanorganizationthatgavepeopletheconfidenceandtoolstochange.Andtheyhelpeduskeepour
senseofhumoraswewentafterourNewCheese."
Richardcommented,"Yougotallthatfromalittlestory?"
Michaelsmiled."Itwasn'tthestory,butwhatwediddifferentlybasedonwhatwetookfromit."
Angelaadmitted,"I'malittlebitlikeHem,soforme,themostpowerfulpartofthestorywaswhenHemlaughedathisfearandwentonto
paintapictureinhismind,wherehesawhimselfenjoying'NewCheese'.ItmadegoingintotheMazelessfearfulandmoreenjoyable.Andhe
eventuallygotabetterdeal.That'swhatIwanttodomoreoften."
Frankgrinned."SoevenHemscansometimesseetheadvantageofchanging."
Carloslaughed."Liketheadvantageofkeepingtheirjobs."
Angelaadded,"Orevengettingagoodraise."
Richard,whohadbeenfrowningduringthediscussion,said,"Mymanager'sbeentellingme
ourcompanyneedstochange.Ithinkwhatshe'sreallytellingmeisthatIneedto,butIhaven'twantedtohearit.IguessIneverreallyknew
whatthe'NewCheese'wasthatshewastryingtomoveusto.OrhowIcouldgainfromit."
AslightsmilecrossedRichard'sfaceashesaid,"ImustadmitIlikethisideaofseeing'NewCheese'andimaginingyourselfenjoyingit.It
lightenseverythingup.Whenyouseehowitcanmakethingsbetter,yougetmoreinterestedinmakingthechangehappen.
"MaybeIcouldusethisinmypersonallife,"headded."Mychildrenseemtothinkthatnothingintheirlivesshouldeverchange.Iguess
they'reactinglikeHem——they'reangry.They'reprobablyafraidofwhatthefutureholds.MaybeIhaven'tpaintedarealisticpictureof'NewCheese'
forthem.ProbablybecauseIdon'tseeitmyself."
Thegroupwasquietasseveralpeoplethoughtabouttheirownlives.
"Well,"Jessicasaid,"mostpeopleherearetalkingaboutjobs,butasIlistenedtothestory,Ithoughtaboutmypersonallife.Ithinkmycurrent
relationshipis'OldCheese'thathassomeprettyseriousmoldonit."
Corylaughedinagreement."Metoo.Iprobablyneedtoletgoofabadrelationship."
Angelacountered,"Or,perhapsthe'OldCheese'isjustoldbehavior.Whatwereallyneedtoletgoofisthebehaviorthatisthecauseofour
badrelationship.Andthenmoveontoabetterwayofthinkingandacting."
"Ouch!"Coryreacted."Goodpoint.TheNewCheeseisanewrelationshipwiththesameperson."
Richardsaid,"I'mbeginningtothinkthereismoretothisthanIthought.Iliketheideaoflettinggoofoldbehaviorinsteadoflettinggoof
therelationship.Repeatingthesamebehaviorwilljustgetyouthesameresults.
"Asfarasworkgoes,maybeinsteadofchangingjobsIshouldbechangingthewayIamdoingmyjob.I'dprobablyhaveabetterpositionby
nowifIdid."
ThenBecky,wholivedinanothercitybuthadreturnedforthereunion,said,"AsIwaslisteningtothestoryandtoeveryone'scommentshere,
I'vehadtolaughatmyself.I'vebeenlikeHemforsolong,hemmingandhawingandafraidofchange.Ididn'trealizehowmanyotherpeopledid
thisaswell.I'mafraidI'vepasseditontomychildrenwithoutevenknowingit.
"AsIthinkaboutit,Irealizechangereallycanleadyoutoanewandbetterplace,althoughyou'reafraiditwon'tatthetime.
"Irememberatimewhenoursonwasasophomoreinhighschool.Myhusband'sjobrequiredustomovefromIllinoistoVermontandourson
wasupsetbecausehehadtoleavehisfriends.HewasastarswimmerandthehighschoolinVermonthadnoswimteam.So,hewasangrywith
usformakinghimmove.
"Asitturnedout,hefellinlovewiththeVermontMountains,tookupskiing,skiedonhiscollegeteamandnowliveshappilyinColorado.
"IfwehadallenjoyedthisCheesestorytogether,overacupofhotchocolate,wecouldhavesavedourfamilyalotofstress."
Jessicasaid,"I'mgoinghometotellmyfamilythisstory.I'llaskmychildrenwhotheythinkIam——Sniff,Scurry,HemorHaw——andwhothey
feeltheyare.Wecouldtalkaboutwhatwefeelourfamily'sOldCheeseisandwhattheNewCheesecouldbe."
"That'sagoodidea,"Richardsaid,surprisingeveryone——evenhimself.
Frankthencommented,"IthinkI'mgoingtobemorelikeHawandmovewiththeCheeseandenjoyit!AndI'mgoingtopassthisstoryalong
tomyfriendswhoarcworriedaboutleavingthemilitaryandwhatthechangemightmeantothem.Itcouldleadtosomeinterestingdiscussions."
Michaelsaid,"Well,that'showweimprovedourbusiness.WehadseveraldiscussionsaboutwhatwegotfromtheCheesestoryandhowwe
couldapplyittooursituation.
"Itwasgreatbecausewehadlanguagethatwasfunforustousetotalkabouthowweweredealingwithchange.Itwasveryeffective,
especiallyasitspreaddeeperintothecompany."
Nathanasked,"Whatdoyoumeanby'deeper'?"
"Well,thefurtherwewentintoourorganization,themorepeoplewefoundwhofelttheyhadlesspower.Theywereunderstandablymore
afraidofwhatthechangeimposedfromabovemightdotothem.Sotheyresistedchange.
"Inshort,achangeimposedisachangeopposed.
"ButwhentheCheeseStorywassharedwithliterallyeveryoneinourorganization,ithelpeduschangethewaywelookedatchange.It
helpedeveryonelaugh,oratleastsmile,attheiroldfearsandwanttomoveon.
'IonlywishedI'dheardtheCheesestorySooner,"Michaeladded.
'Howcome?"Carlosasked.
"Because,bythetimewegotaroundtoaddressingthechanges,ourbusinesshadalreadyfallenoffsobadlythatwehadtoletpeoplego,as
Isaidearlier,includingsomegoodfriends.Itwashardonallofus.However,thosewhostayedandmostofthosewholeftsaidtheCheesestory
helpedthemseethingsdifferentlyandcopebetter.
"Thosewhohadtogooutandlookforanewjobsaiditwashardatfirstbutrecallingthestorywasagreathelptothem."
Angelaasked,"Whathelpedthemmost?"
Michaelreplied,"Aftertheygotpasttheirfear,theytoldmethebestthingwasrealizingthattherewasNewCheeseouttherejustwaitingtobe
found!
"TheysaidholdingapictureofNewCheeseintheirminds——seeingthemselvesdoingwellinanewjob——madethemfeelbetter,andhelped
themdobetterinjobinterviews.Severalgotbetterjobs."
Lauraasked,"Whataboutthepeoplewhoremainedinyourcompany?"
"Well,"Michaelsaid,"insteadofcomplainingaboutthechangesthatwerehappening,peoplenowsaid,'TheyjustmovedourCheese.Let's
lookfortheNewCheese'.Itsavedalotoftimeandreducedstress.
"Beforelong,thepeoplewhohadbeenresistingsawtheadvantageofchanging.Theyevenhelpedbringaboutchange."
Corysaid,"Whydoyouthinktheychanged?"
"Theychangedafterthepeerpressureinourcompanychanged."
Heasked,"Whathappensinmostorganizationsyou'vebeeninwhenachangeisannouncedbytopmanagement?Domostpeoplesaythe
changeisagreatideaorabadidea?"
"Abadidea,"Frankanswered.
"Yes,"Michaelagreed.''Why?''
Carlossaid,"Becausepeoplewantthingstostaythesameandtheythinkchangewillbebadforthem.Whenonepersonsaysthechangeisa
badidea,otherssaythesame."
"Yes,theymaynotreallyfeelthatway,"Michaelsaid,"buttheyagreeinordertofitin.That'sthesortofpeerpressurethatfightschangeinany
organization."
Beckyasked,"SohowwerethingsdifferentafterpeopleheardtheCheesestory?"
Michaelsaidsimply,"ThepeerpressurechangedbecausenoonewantedtolooklikeHem!"
Everyonelaughed.
"Theywantedtosniffoutthechangesaheadoftimeandscurryintoaction,ratherthangethemmedinandbeleftbehind."
Nathansaid,"That'sagoodpoint.NooneinourcompanywouldwanttolooklikeHem.Theymightevenchange.Whydidn'tyoutellusthis
storyatourlastreunion?Thiscouldwork."
Michaelsaid,"Itdoeswork.
"Itworksbest,ofcourse,wheneveryoneinyourorganizationknowsthestory——whetheritisinalargecorporation,asmallbusinessoryour
family——becauseanorganizationcanonlychangewhenenoughpeopleinitchange."
Thenheofferedonelastthought:"Whenwesawhowwellitworkedforus,wepassedthestoryalongtopeoplewewantedtodobusiness
with,knowingtheywerealsodealingwithchange.Wesuggestedwemightbetheir'NewCheese'——thatis,betterpartnersforthemtosucceed
with.Itledtonewbusiness."
ThatgaveJessicaseveralideasandremindedherthatshehadsomeearlysalescallsinthemorning.Shelookedatherwatchandsaid,"Well,
it'stimeformetoleavethisCheeseStationandfindsomeNewCheese."
Thegrouplaughedandbegansayingtheirgoodbyes.Manyofthemwantedtocontinuetheconversationbutneededtoleave.Astheyleft,
theythankedMichaelagain.
Hesaid,"I'mverygladyoufoundthestorysouseful,andIhopethatyouwillhavetheopportunitytoshareitwithotherssoon."
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