...WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? © Dr. Spencer.Johnson PARTS OF ALL OF US The Simple and The Complex The four imaginary characters depicted in this story -the mice: "Sniff" and "Scurry", and the little people: "Hem" and "Haw" -are intended to represent the simple and the complex parts of ourselves, regardless of our age, gender, race, or nationality. Sometimes we may act like Sniff Who sniffs out change early, or Scurry Who scurries into action, or Hem Who denies and resists change as he fears it will lead to something worse, or Haw Who learns to adapt in time when he sees changing leads to something better! Whatever parts of us we choose to use, we all share something in common: a need to find our way in the maze and succeed in changing times. The Story Behind the Story by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D. I am thrilled to be telling you "the story behind the story" of "Who Moved My Cheese?" because it means the book has now been written, and is available for all of us to read, enjoy and share with others. This is something I've wanted to see happen ever since I first heard Spencer Johnson tell his great "Cheese" story, years ago, before we wrote our book "The One Minute Manager" together. I remember thinking then how good the story was and how helpful it would be to me from that moment on. "Who Moved My Cheese? " is a story about change that takes place in a Maze where four amusing characters look for "Cheese" -- cheese being a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is...
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...Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life Dr Spencer Johnson Foreword by KENNETH BLANCHARD Ph.D. The Story Behind The Story by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D. I am thrilled to be telling you “the story behind the story” of Who Moved My Cheese? because it means the book has now been written, and is available for all of us to read, enjoy and share with others. This is something I've wanted to see happen ever since I first heard Spencer Johnson tell his great “Cheese” story, years ago, before we wrote our book The One Minute Manager together. I remember thinking then how good the story was and how helpful it would be to me from that moment on. Who Moved My Cheese? is a story about change that takes place in a Maze where four amusing characters look for “Cheese”-cheese being a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is a job, a relationship, money, a big house, freedom, health, recognition, spiritual peace, or even an activity like jogging or golf. Each of us has our own idea of what Cheese is, and we pursue it because we believe it makes us happy. If we get it, we often become attached to it. And if we lose it, or it's taken away, it can be traumatic. The “Maze” in the story represents where you spend time looking for what you want. It can be the organization you work in, the community you live in, or the relationships you have in your life. I tell the Cheese story that you are about to read in my talks around the world...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS |S/NO. |DESCRIPTION |PAGE | | | | | | |Executive Summary |2 | | | | | |1.0 |Company Profile |3 | |1.1 |Our Services |3 | | | | | |2.0 |Market Research |4 | |2.1 |Market Analysis |4 | |2.2 |Competitors |5 | |2.3 |SWOT Analysis |6 | | | ...
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...the author of Man’s Search for Meaning had a very important and eventful life. His life before being forced into the Nazi concentration camps although vague showed that he was a very accomplished psychiatrist with a scientific journal ready for publication and a loving husband. He then became a forced laborer until his medical skills saved him. He was moved from forced labor to a position as a doctor helping typhus patients until his camp was liberated. After his imprisonment in the concentration camps he used his experiences and observations of all he had seen to form a new school of psychology called Logotherapy. Summary The book starts off in the transport...
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...Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech) Management Theories or Principles And How They Apply To My Organization Module Six Assignment Final Paper By William D. Inman Student ID# 1020398 Professor: Dr. Joe Flowers Executive Management MBA5000 September 05, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….………………………………………….3 Value and Vision…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………..4 Moral Intelligence: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success The Ethics Recession: Reflections on the Moral Underpinnings of the Current Economic Crisis Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value Direction and Alignment…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious Psychological Capital: Developing the Human Competitiveness Edge Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results Motivate and Empower………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….…..7 The One Minute Manager Why Pride Matters More Than Money: The Power of the World's Greatest Motivational Force The Enthusiastic Employee: How Companies Profit by Giving Workers What They Want Learning and Change………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life Followership: How Followers Are Creating Change and Changing Building the Bridge as You Walk on It: A Guide for Leading...
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...ORGANIZATIONS PRANITA BUBNA (A013) VEER JHA (A027) SHIPRA JHA(A029) VIKRAM KAUSHAL (A034) MOHAK MITTAL (A040) RAGHVENDRA (A045) MOHIT SUD ( A059) RITU YADAV (A063) GROUP #7 Table of Contents: 1. Introduction and summary of the book …………………………………………..2 2. Statement of Objectives of the Study.....…………………………………………..2 3. Method of Study ..…………………………………………………………………..2 4. Chapter wise summary and critical analysis...……………………………………3 5. Theoretical framework & Relating to practical aspects..………………………..5 6. Learning and Conclusion ...............……………………….……………………….7 7. Group Working and Team Roles…………………………………………………..8 8. References...................................................................................................................12 Page 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY The Godfather, written in 1969, by a renowned Italian-American author, Mario Puzo, is based on the organized crimes that New York witnessed post World War II. The book opens with the wedding of Connie Corleone, daughter of Don Vito 'The Godfather' Corleone, head of the most powerful of the five great Mafia clans or 'families' of New York. He is a paradigmatic mafia don. Don Corleone is shot at by a new contender for power in the city, Virgil 'the Turk' Sollozzo, who plans to obtain power by the lure of vast profits in the drug trafficking trade. In Don Vito’s absence, his elder son Santino Corleone assumes the responsibility of the don to manage the family business. Hearing of his father’s...
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...A Case Analysis on the Vidsoft Triangle (A) Summary A Senior Technical Support Manager (Alaji Babatunde) in a middle sized software company currently faced with a management crisis involving his subordinates. The conflict needs to be nipped in the bud before it degenerates to other teams. He needs to determine the causes of the conflict, how to manage it and also determine ways of avoiding future reoccurrence. Analysis Vidsoft Technologies was formed in the mid-1996, the company is involved in the provision of enterprise software to solve procurement needs of its customers like Cisco System, Johnson and Johnson e.t.c. Under the leadership of the incumbent CEO the organisation went public in 1999 and was able to grow its quarterly revenue from $50M to over $250M as at the end of 2000. The organisation encouraged team based performance and rewards were awarded for collective work that yielded positive result for the customer and the organisation. Team rewards could be in the form of bonuses, recognition or promotion. This supports Victor Vroom’s ‘expectancy theory, which emphasizes the need for organisations to relate rewards directly to performance and to ensure that the rewards provided are those rewards deserved and wanted by recipients’ (Montana, Patrick & Bruce, 2008). Keith Nash also encouraged employees to voice out when things aren’t right and find fixes for them. This created trust amongst its employees due to a high degree of autonomy and feedback the management...
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...Chapter Seven Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship: Economic Rocket Fuel Review Questions 1. Review the benefits an entrepreneur might seek in starting a new business. Which benefits are most appealing to you? Why? 2. Do you recognize any of the entrepreneurial personality characteristics in yourselves? Which ones? Do you think it’s possible for a person to develop the characteristics that he or she lacks? Why or why not? 3. What role does failure sometimes play in entrepreneurial success? What can an entrepreneur gain from failure? 4. How could you convince family and friends to support your new business launch? What kind of assurances would they need? What could you do to keep the funding relationships professional? 5. Beyond personal resources, what are other funding options for small businesses? Why don’t more entrepreneurs tap into these resources? 6. Compare the opportunities and threats that small businesses face. Which opportunities are most compelling? Which threats are most intimidating? Why? 7. Review the definition of niche marketer, and cite three examples of niche marketers. How has technology affected niche marketing? 8. If you were to launch a new business, would you start from scratch...
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...Wendy Company Report to the Turnaround Committee Prepared By: ABC Consulting, LLC Bryant Perez August 12, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Executive Summary Background Competition and the Market Field Reports and Competitive Analysis Problems Recommendations Summary Pro-Forman Income Statement Pro-Forma Balance Sheet Notes to Pro-Forma Statements Appendix A: Competitors & Ratios Appendix B: Field Reports Appendix C: Product Analysis Appendix D: Restructuring Timeline Executive Summary Wendy’s is currently the world’s 2nd largest quick-service hamburger company, operating 1,438 stores and franchising 5,177 store in the U.S. and 27 countries world-wide. This highly competitive segment of the restaurant industry forces Wendy’s to compete not only in terms of food quality, price, convenience and value; but also for customers, employees and real estate. In 2011 and 2012, Wendy’s sales were $2,431 million and $2,505 million respectively. Despite this increase in sales, Wendy’s profit margin was only .2%. The major areas of concern for Wendy’s are its high cost of goods sold, high costs related to the owner ship of stores, its failure to communicate its brand and customer service. To combat these problems, ABC Consulting proposes that Wendy’s cut 100 underperforming store, and sell off franchise stores. Additionally, Wendy’s should reevaluate its employee training and retrain...
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...medical reasons -family/personal reasons -No 4) What do you believe will happen to the people who eat pork? -They will go to hell -They will become sick easily -Nothing it’stheir personal choice 5) What is a typical example of an attire that a female will wear to a social event? -Jeans skirt with T-shirt -Anything as long as it is seen as modest -Revealing Garments 6) How does the dress code for the S.D.A affect your everyday life? -It helps us to be role models -It sets us apart from the secular society -It does not affect me 7) Do you believe that the dress code is too restrictive? -Yes -No 8) How do you believe society view S.D.A? -They are denied opportunities they are capable of doing -They see them as being positive examples -They see them as normal citizens 9) Under the guidance of your church have you ever engaged in any form of community service? -Several Occasions -Rarely -Never 10) How do you view males and females that directly break the dress code of the S.D.A? -God will punish them -We invite them to change their ways -They can do as they please it’s their body Acknowledgement The researcher would like to express his most sincere 6thanks and appreciation to all those that contributed to the successful completion of this research. Thanks to Miss Simpson who contributed in...
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...This page intentionally left blank Entrepreneurship Second Edition William Bygrave Babson College Andrew Zacharakis Babson College John Wiley & Sons, Inc. To Frederic C. Hamilton and John H. Muller, Jr., pioneers, entrepreneurs, and benefactors of Babson College. VICE PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER PHOTO EDITOR DESIGNER PRODUCTION MANAGER SENIOR PRODUCTION EDITOR GEORGE HOFFMAN LISE JOHNSON SARAH VERNON KAROLINA ZARYCHTA HILARY NEWMAN RDC PUBLISHING GROUP SDN BHD JANIS SOO JOYCE POH Cover image © panorios/iStockphoto This book was set in 10.5/12pt Adobe Garamond by Laserwords Private Limited and printed and bound by RR Donnelley. The cover was printed by RR Donnelley. This book is printed on acid free paper. Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of knowledge and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our company is built on a foundation of principles that include responsibility to the communities we serve and where we live and work. In 2008, we launched a Corporate Citizenship Initiative, a global effort to address the environmental, social, economic, and ethical challenges we face in our business. Among the issues we are addressing are carbon impact, paper specifications and procurement, ethical conduct within our business and among our vendors, and community and charitable support....
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...Mantesh TABLE OF CONTENTS Cure Tooth Decay Book Description Foreword By Timothy Gallagher D.D.S. President of the Holistic Dental Association Introduction 100% Real Dental Healing Testimonials Leroy from Utah Ms. Steuernol from Alberta , Canada Mike from Ashland , Oregon Pioneering Tooth Cavity Remineralization CHAPTER 1 DENTISTRY'S INABILITY TO CURE CAVITIES Reaffirm Your Choice to Cure Your Cavities The Real Cause of Cavities Remembering Your Connection Fear of the Dentist How Conventional Dentistry Works Micro-organisms Conventional Dentistry’s Losing Battle Against Bacteria The Failure of Conventional Dentistry Chapter 1 References CHAPTER 2 DENTIST WESTON PRICE DISCOVERS THE CURE Lack of Nutrition is the Cause of Physical Degeneration The Healthy People of the Loetschental Valley, Switzerland Modern Swiss were Losing Their Health The Healthy People of the Outer Hebrides Gaelics on Modern Foods are Losing Their Health Genetics and Tooth Decay Aborigines of Australia Nutritive Values of Diets Compared Fat-soluble Vitamins and Activators Mantesh Why Tooth Decay with Modern Civilization? Weston Price's Tooth Decay Curing Protocol Dr. Price's Protocol Summarized Chapter 2 References CHAPTER 3 MAKE YOUR TEETH STRONG WITH FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS How Teeth Remineralize 101 Hormones and Tooth Decay Cholesterol The Miracle of Vitamin D Vital Fat-Soluble Vitamin A Cod Liver Oil Heals Cavities Weston Price’s Activator X More Fat-Soluble...
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...|Who Moved My Cheese | |The Research on College Students’ Part-time Employment and Current Situation of Safeguarding Their Legal Rights | June 7, 2011 Abstract Nowadays, college students’ taking part-time jobs is becoming a common phenomenon. College students, a group people who are the pioneers to build the future society, their behavior on choosing and doing part-time jobs and legal rights maintaining have great significance to research. We assessed the college students’ performance on part-time job employment by analysis of 390 questionnaires, using SPSS software and other data analysis systems. Based on the research, we find that majority students have strong desire to take part-time jobs, but lack knowledge of relevant law and actions to protect their lawful rights and interests. In the end of the paper we come up with several suggestions to today’s college students on choosing part-time jobs and self-protection. KEY WORDS Part-time employment. College Students. Lawful rights and interest. Aspirations. CONTENT λ CHAPTER 1: Introduction 3 λ CHAPTER 2: Literature Review 4 λ CHAPTER 3: Methodology 5 3.1 Data collection approach 5 3.2 Questionnaire Design 6 3.3 Pilot Test 7 3.3.1 Reliability 7 λ CHAPTER 4: Results and Discussion 8 4.1 Results of personal profile 8 4.2 Descriptive...
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...2013 Brand Audit: Casuarina Curry By Ashwin Joseph Ashwin Zenev Jerome Balaji Balakrishnan Madhumita Srinivasan 12772487 12774782 12770282 12772343 Submitted To : Dr. Lisa Tombalabkian EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Extant branding literature holds that, strong brands evoke brand associations that are differentiated readily from direct competitors. Additionally, brand theory asserts that the most powerful and enduring consumer-based brand associations deal with the intangible or abstract characteristics of the product or service, rather than its functional or tangible attributes. To be able to understand why and how consumers evaluate Casuarina Curry as a brand, we need a deeper understanding of the brand associations consumers develop when they use or come into contact with the brand, because brand equity is greatly influenced by the associations consumers develop. The purpose of this Brand Audit was to develop a better understanding of the meaning of Casuarina Curry as a restaurant brand. To achieve its purpose, a multi-method research was designed to: (1) explore and examine brand associations and awareness of Casuarina Curry as described by consumers, and (2) understand the extent to which the identified dimensions of Casuarina Curry play a role in the performance of the Casuarina Curry brand. To effectively build the Brand Inventory, we interviewed the Director of Casuarina Curry.Through a customer survey, analysis results indicated that: Casuarina Curry had High Brand Awareness...
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