谁动了我的奶酪-第7章
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告诉我们这个故事?要不然,它早就起作用了。〃
〃它确实有用。〃迈克尔说。
〃而且非常有用!尤其是当你的机构中的每个人都知道它时——不管是大公司,还是小企业,或者是你的家庭——因为,只有当其中的多数人的心态发生改变以后,一个组织才会发生变化。〃
最后,迈克尔又给大家介绍了一个经验:〃当这个故事对我的公司起作用以后,我们便把这故事告诉给那些我们希望能和他们在生意上有所合作的人,因为我们知道任何一个公司都正面临着变化和选择。我们提议说,也许我们公司就是他们正在找寻的'新奶酪',也就是说,我们可能就是能让他们的生意更成功的合作伙伴。这方法的确为我们带来了许多新的机会和生意?quot;
这番话使杰西卡受到启发,她想起明天上午要谈的几笔业务。她赶紧看了看时间,说:〃喔,时间到了,该是我离开这个奶酪站,去寻找新的奶酪的时候了〃。
大家都会心地笑了起来,然后站起身来互道晚安,尽管许多人觉得兴就未尽,还想继续聊这个话题,但时间的确已经不早了。分手的时候,他们再一次感谢迈克尔。
迈克尔说:〃我非常高兴你们觉得这个故事对你们有所帮助,我也衷心希望你们有机会尽快与别人分享这个故事。〃
第七章 作者简介
作者简介斯宾塞·约翰逊,医学博士。他是享誉全球、深孚众望的思想先锋、演说家和作家。他的许多观点,使成千上万的人发现了许多生活中的简单真理,使他们的生活更健康、更成功、更轻松。
面对复杂的问题提出简单有效的解决办法,在这方面,他被认为是最好的专家。
他是许多最畅销书的著作者或合著者。他的《谁动了我的奶酪?》,是如何应对变化的极好方法。他与传奇式的管理咨询专家肯尼斯·布兰查德博士合著的《一分种经理人》一书,持续出现在畅销书排行榜上,并且成为世界上最受欢迎的管理方法之一。
他还写了许多其他的畅销书,包括《珍贵的礼物》——成了备受钟爱的礼物;《是或不》——成了人们的决策指南;《道德故事》——成了最受欢迎的儿童德育读物;还有〃一分钟系列〃里的其他五本书:《一分种销售》、《一分种母亲》、《一分种父亲》、《一分种老师》和《一分种的你自己》。
他所受的教育及工作经历包括:南加州大学心理学学士、皇家医学院医学博士、哈佛大学医学院及Mayo诊所的医生。
约翰逊博士是Medtronic交流(研究)机构的医学指导,是心脏起博器的发明人;他还是〃跨学科研究机构〃——一个思想库中的医学研究人员,以及加州大学医学院人格研究中心的顾问。
他的书成为许多媒体特别介绍的对象,这些媒体包括:CNN、《今日表演》、金赖瑞现场、《时代杂志》、《商业周刊》、《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》、《今日美国》、联合出版社和联合国际社。
斯宾塞·约翰逊博士的书已经被译成26种语言,在世界范围内广泛传播,并深受欢迎。
第七章 部分英文阅读
ONCE;longagoinalandfaraway;therelivedfourlittlecharacterswhoranthroughamazelookingforcheesetonourishthemandmakethemhappy。
Twoweremice;named〃Sniff〃and〃Scurry〃andtwowerelittlepeople…beingswhowereassmallasmicebutwholookedandactedalotlikepeopletoday。Theirnameswere〃Hem〃and〃Haw。〃
Duetotheirsmallsize;itwouldbeeasynottonoticewhatthefourofthemweredoing。Butifyoulookedcloselyenough;youcoulddiscoverthemostamazingthings!
Everydaythemiceandthelittlepeoplespenttimeinthemazelookingfortheirownspecialcheese。Themice;SniffandScurry;possessingonlysimplerodentbrains;butgoodinstincts;searchedforthehardnibblingcheesetheyliked;asmiceoftendo。
Thetwolittlepeople;HemandHaw;usedtheirbrains;filledwithmanybeliefs;tosearchforaverydifferentkindofCheese…withacapitalC…whichtheybelievedwouldmakethemfeelhappyandsuccessful。
Asdifferentasthemiceandlittlepeoplewere;theysharedsomethinginmon:everymorning;theyeachputontheirjoggingsuitsandrunningshoes;lefttheirlittlehomes;andracedoutintothemazelookingfortheirfavoritecheese。
Themazewasalabyrinthofcorridorsandchambers;somecontainingdeliciouscheese。Buttherewerealsodarkcornersandblindalleysleadingnowhere。Itwasaneasyplaceforanyoogetlost。
However;forthosewhofoundtheirway;themazeheldsecretsthatletthemenjoyabetterlife。
Themice;SniffandScurry;usedthesimple;butinefficient;trial…and…errormethodoffindingcheese。Theyrandownonecorridorandifitprovedempty;theyturnedandrandownanother。
Sniffwouldsmelloutthegeneraldirectionofthecheese;usinghisgreatnose;andScurrywouldraceahead。Theygotlost;asyoumightexpect;wentoffinthewrongdirectionandoftenbumpedintowalls。
However;thetwolittlepeople;HemandHaw;usedadifferentmethodthatreliedontheirabilitytothinkandlearnfromtheirpastexperiences;although;theywouldsometimesgetconfusedbytheirbeliefsandemotions。
Eventuallyintheirownway;theyalldiscoveredwhattheywerelookingfor…theyeachfoundtheirownkindofcheeseonedayattheendofoneofthecorridorsinCheeseStationC。
Everymorningafterthat;themiceandthelittlepeopledressedintheirrunninggearandheadedovertoCheeseStationC。Itwasn'tlongbeforetheyeachestablishedtheirownroutine。
SniffandScurrycontinuedtowakeearlyeverydayandracethroughthemaze;alwaysfollowingthesameroute。
Whentheyarrivedattheirdestination;themicetookofftheirrunningshoes;tiedthemtogetherandhungthemaroundtheirnecks…sotheycouldgettothemquicklywhenevertheyneededthemagain。Thentheyenjoyedthecheese。
InthebeginningHemandHawalsoracedtowardCheeseStationCeverymorningtoenjoythetastynewmorselsthatawaitedthem。
Butafterawhile;adifferentroutinesetinforthelittlepeople。
HemandHawawokeeachdayalittlelater;dressedalittleslower;andwalkedtoCheeseStationC。Afterall;theyknewwheretheCheesewasnowandhowtogetthere。
TheyhadnoideawheretheCheesecamefrom;orwhoputitthere。Theyjustassumeditwouldbethere。
AssoonasHemandHawarrivedatCheeseStationCeachmorning;theysettledinandmadethemselvesathome。Theyhunguptheirjoggingsuits;putawaytheirrunningshoesandputontheirslippers。TheywerebeingveryfortablenowthattheyhadfoundtheCheese。
〃Thisisgreat;〃Hemsaid。〃There'senoughCheeseheretolastusforever。〃Thelittlepeoplefelthappyandsuccessful;andthoughttheywerenowsecure。
Itwasn'tlongbeforeHemandHawregardedtheCheesetheyfoundatCheeseStationCastheircheese。ItwassuchalargestoreofCheesethattheyeventuallymovedtheirhomestobeclosertoit;andbuiltasociallifearoundit。
Tomakethemselvesfeelmoreathome;HemandHawdecoratedthewallswithsayingsandevendrewpicturesofCheesearoundthemwhichmadethemsmile。Oneread:
SometimesHemandHawwouldtaketheirfriendsbytoseetheirpileofCheeseatCheeseStationC;andpointtoitwithpride;saying;〃PrettyniceCheese;huh?〃Sometimestheyshareditwiththeirfriendsandsometimestheydidn't。
〃WedeservethisCheese;〃Hemsaid。〃Wecertainlyhadtoworklongandhardenoughtofindit。〃Hepickedupanicefreshpieceandateit。
Afterwards;Hemfellasleep;asheoftendid。
Everynightthelittlepeoplewouldwaddlehome;fullofCheese;andeverymorningtheywouldconfidentlyreturnformore。
Thiswentonforquitesometime。
AfterawhileHem'sandHaw'sconfidencegrewintoarrogance。Soontheybecamesofortabletheydidn'tevennoticewhatwashappening。
Astimewenton;SniffandScurrycontinuedtheirroutine。TheyarrivedearlyeachmorningandsniffedandscratchedandscurriedaroundCheeseStationC;inspectingtheareatoseeiftherehadbeenanychangesfromthedaybefore。Thentheywouldsitdowntonibbleonthecheese。
OnemorningtheyarrivedatCheeseStationCanddiscoveredtherewasnocheese。
Theyweren'tsurprised。SinceSniffandScurryhadnoticedthesupplyofcheesehadbeengettingsmallereveryday;theywerepreparedfortheinevitableandknewinstinctivelywhattodo。
Theylookedateachother;removedtherunningshoestheyhadtiedtogetherandhungconvenientlyaroundtheirnecks;putthemontheirfeetandlacedthemup。
Themicedidnotoveranalyzethings。Andtheywerenotburdenedwithmanyplexbeliefs。
Tothemice;theproblemandtheanswerwerebothsimple。ThesituationatCheeseStationChadchanged。So;SniffandScurrydecidedtochange。
Theybothlookedoutintothemaze。ThenSniffliftedhisnose;sniffed;andnoddedtoScurry;whotookoffrunningthroughthemaze;whileSnifffollowedasfastashecould。
TheywerequicklyoffinsearchofNewCheese。
Laterthatsameday;HemandHawarrivedatCheeseStationC。Theyhadnotbeenpayingattentiontothesmallchangesthathadbeentakingplaceeachday;sotheytookitforgrantedtheirCheesewouldbethere。
Theywereunpreparedforwhattheyfound。
〃What!NoCheese?〃Hemyelled。Hecontinuedyelling;〃NoCheese?NoCheese?〃asthoughifheshoutedloudenoughsomeonewouldputitback。
〃WhomovedmyCheese?〃hehollered。
Finally;heputhishandsonhiships;hisfaceturnedred;andhescreamedatthetopofhisvoice;〃It'snotfair!〃
Hawjustshookhisheadindisbelief。He;too;hadcountedonfindingCheeseatCheeseStationC。Hestoodthereforalongtime;frozenwithshock。Hewasjustnotreadyforthis。
Hemwasyellingsomething;butHawdidn'twanttohearit。Hedidn'twanttodealwithwhatwasfacinghim;sohejusttunedeverythingout。
Thelittlepeoples'behaviorwasnotveryattractiveorproductivebutitwasunderstandable。
FindingCheesewasn'teasy;anditmeantagreatdealmoretothelittlepeoplethanjusthavingenoughofittoeateveryday。
FindingCheesewasthelittlepeoples'wayofgettingwhattheythoughttheyneededtobehappy。TheyhadtheirownideasofwhatCheesemeanttothem;dependingontheirtaste。
Forsome;findingCheesewashavingmaterialthings。Forothersitwasenjoyinggoodhealth;ordevelopingaspiritualsenseofwell…being。
ForHaw;Cheesejustmeantfeelingsafe;havingalovingfamilysomedayandlivinginacozycottageonCheddarLane。
ToHem;CheesewasbeingABigCheeseinchargeofothersandowningabighouseatopCamembertHill。
BecauseCheesewasimportanttothem;thetwolittlepeoplespentalongtimetryingtodecidewhattodo。AlltheycouldthinkofwastokeeplookingaroundCheeselessStationCtoseeiftheCheesewasreallygone。
WhileSniffandScurryhadquicklymovedon;HemandHawcontinuedtohemandhaw。
Theyrantedandravedattheinjusticeofitall。Hawstartedtogetdepressed。WhatwouldhappeniftheCheesewasn'ttheretomorrow?HehadmadefutureplansbasedonthisCheese。
Thelittlepeoplecouldn'tbelieveit。Howcouldthishavehappened?Noonehadwarnedthem。Itwasn'tright。Itwasnotthewaythingsweresupposedtobe。
HemandHawwenthomethatnighthungryanddis