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Have You Found Your Cheese?

Have You Found Your Cheese?. A two-part book discussion on organizational change within the education community. By Christina Lambard Ecklund. Why even talk about change?.

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Have You Found Your Cheese?

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  1. Have You Found Your Cheese? A two-part book discussion on organizational change within the education community. By Christina Lambard Ecklund

  2. Why even talk about change? • Things change, whether it is planned or not. (Usually not!) How we adapt to change determines our future success (or failure). • Resistance to change leads to stress and bitterness. • Developing a “Why Change?” statement helps all stakeholders reflect on areas of weakness, and addresses future needs. This collaboration gives everyone a piece of ownership in the organization.

  3. What does cheese have to do with all of this? • Spencer Johnson’s best-selling book, “Who Moved My Cheese?” uses a simple parable to address how accepting and preparing for change can impact your outlook on life. • “Cheese” is what we are looking for in life, personally and professionally.

  4. Change is change, right? • According to Johnson, there are actually three stages of change: • Preparing for Change • Gives people ideas for success. • Gaining Change Skills • Gives people a chance to learn skills in order to help them adapt easier. • Achieving a Change • Aids people to work together as a team to achieve measurable success.

  5. But I don’t have time for cheese… • “Who Moved My Cheese?” is a mere 94 pages (with large type!) It can be read in an hour or so. • The “mice vs. men” story is a basic, but powerful, parallel to the “rat race” many of us experience.

  6. For our next meeting… • Please read the book as you think about the following: • What is your cheese? • Which character do you most identify with? • Do you see parallels between the story and your life? Your school environment? • When was the last time change (or the idea of it) caused you some anxiety? • Why do you think people are of afraid of change? • These are a few things we’ll discuss next time. • Happy reading!

  7. Welcome Back! • What did you think? • What connections were you able to make with the story? • What are some change scenarios that cause anxiety in a school? • What causes this anxiety?

  8. Who are you? • Which character do you most identify with? • Sniff, able to determine when change is on its way…

  9. Who are you? • Scurry, who runs out and seeks change head-on…

  10. Who are you? • Haw, who is initially resistant to change, but realizes it’s not so bad…

  11. Who are you? • Or Hem, who is resistant to change, regardless of the situation?

  12. Thank you! • It was ‘gouda’ of you to participate! • For more, visit • www.whomovedmycheese.com

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