Has your team lost its drive, spark, or purpose lately? Do meetings feel like déjà vu with the same complaints and little progress? It might just be that your team has lost its cheese—and doesn’t know how to find it again.

There’s a quirky little book that might just be the wake-up call you need.

🧀 Who Moved My Cheese? – The Story That Hits Hard

Spencer Johnson’s bestselling business parable is short, simple, and surprisingly powerful. It follows four characters—Sniff, Scurry, Hem, and Haw—as they navigate a maze in search of cheese (a metaphor for success, happiness, or whatever motivates your team).

• Sniff detects change early.

• Scurry acts fast.

• Hem resists change.

• Haw learns to adapt and move on.

Sound familiar?

You probably have all four characters on your team right now. And if your team is stuck, chances are the Hems are holding back the Haws—and the Sniffs and Scurrys are getting frustrated.

🌀 The Real Lesson: Change Is Inevitable. Growth Is Optional.

This book is a mirror for teams stuck in old habits, afraid to change, or paralyzed by uncertainty. It shows how fear of the unknown can lead to irrelevance, and how letting go and adapting is the only way to thrive.

Key takeaways for teams:

• Don’t wait for the cheese to return. It’s not coming back.

• The faster you let go of the old cheese, the sooner you find the new.

• Smell the cheese often so you know when it’s going stale.

• Movement in a new direction helps reduce fear.

• Imagine new cheese—and get excited about the hunt!

💡 How to Use This in Your Team

1. Read it as a team – It’s less than 90 pages and takes 1 hour to read.

2. Host a cheese discussion – Who’s who in your team? What cheese are you chasing?

3. Create your own maze strategy – Define what “new cheese” looks like, and make a plan to get there together.

🧭 Final Thought: Don’t Get Left Behind

Teams that cling to the past get lost in the maze. Teams that laugh, learn, and adapt move forward together—cheese and all.

So… has your team lost its cheese? Maybe it’s time to sniff the air, lace up your running shoes, and start moving.