Spencer Johnson | Author

About the Author

Patrick Spencer Johnson was born in Watertown, South Dakota on November 24, 1938. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Southern California and then graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. While working in a hospital, he grew frustrated at seeing the show more same patients return with the same ailments, as if they were not trying to get better. He left the hospital to work as director of communications for Medtronic, a medical device manufacturer. He wrote short books to help customers understand complicated technical information. He went on to write short books about life and business including The One Minute Manager written with Ken Blanchard, The Precious Present, and Who Moved My Cheese? He died from complications of pancreatic cancer on July 3, 2017 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Stories for Growing Good People

Works by Spencer Johnson

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Who Moved My Cheese? (1998) 9,249 copies

The One Minute Manager (1982) 3,426 copies

The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur (Valuetales) (1977) 778 copies

The Present (2003) 545 copies

The One Minute Sales Person (1984) 434 copies

The Value of Humor: The Story of Will Rogers (Value Tale) (1977) 359 copies

The Value of Patience: The Story of the Wright Brothers (Valuetale) (1977) 344 copies

The Value of Honesty: The Story of Confucius (ValueTales) (1979) 336 copies

The Precious Present (1984) 333 copies

The Value of Kindness: The Story of Elizabeth Fry (Valuetales) (1977) 326 copies

The Value of Sharing : The Story of the Mayo Brothers (1978) 326 copies

The Value of Saving: The Story of Benjamin Franklin (Valuetales Series) (1978) 324 copies

The Value of Courage: The Story of Jackie Robinson (1977) 324 copies

The Value of Curiosity: The Story of Christopher Columbus (ValueTales Series) (1977) 317 copies

The Value of Imagination: The Story of Charles Dickens (Valuetales) (1977) 314 copies

The Value of Fantasy: The Story of Hans Christian Andersen (Value Tales Series) (1980) 312 copies

The Value of Dedication: The Story of Albert Schweitzer (Valuetales Series) (1980) 311 copies

Peaks and Valleys: Making Good And Bad Times Work For You--At Work And In Life (2009) 306 copies

Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens (2002) 296 copies

The Value of Understanding: The Story of Margaret Mead (ValueTales Series) (1979) 281 copies

"Yes" or "No": The Guide to Better Decisions (1992) 252 copies

One Minute for Myself: How to Manage Your Most Valuable Asset (1901) 218 copies

Who Moved My Cheese? For Kids (2003) 179 copies

The One Minute Teacher: How to Teach Others to Teach Themselves (1986) — Author — 153 copies

The One Minute Mother (1983) 103 copies

Out of the Maze: An A-Mazing Way to Get Unstuck (2018) 98 copies

A ValueTales Treasury: Stories for Growing Good People (2010) 97 copies

The One Minute Father (1983) 90 copies

Helen Keller the Value of Determination (A Value Tales Story Book, Stories for Growing Good People) 55 copies

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE S.S. (1999) 53 copies

The Present: The Gift for Changing Times (2010) 40 copies

The Spencer Johnson Audio Collection: Including Who Moved My Cheese? and Peaks and Valleys (2009) 6 copies

Who Moved My Cheese? Change Survival Kit (2000) 5 copies

Die Mäuse Strategie: Veränderungen erfolgreich begegnen - Sonderausgabe (2008) 5 copies

Value Tales (24 Volume Set): The Value of Truth & Trust; the Value of Giving; the Value of Humor; the Value of… (1979) 4 copies

O Presente (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2004) 4 copies

Gåvan : den bästa present du kan ge dig själv för att bli lycklig och framgångsrik, i dag! (2004) 3 copies

Das Glücksprinzip. (2002) 3 copies

Value Of Patience, The Story Of The Wright Brothers 2 copies

Si o No Guia Práctica para tomar mejores decisiones 2 copies

VALUE OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS, THE 2 copies

Spencer Johnson: The Precious Present (Hardcover - Revised Ed.); 1992 Edition (1672) 2 copies

The Value Of Fantasy The Story Of Hans Christian Anderson 2 copies

VALUE TALE OF LOUIS PASTEUR, THE 2 copies

Die Mäusestrategie für Manager (Sonderausgabe zum 20. Jubiläum): Veränderungen erfolgreich begegnen. Mit einem… (2019) 2 copies

The Cheese Experience-Maze Guide (1999) 2 copies

من الذي حرك قطعة الجبن الخاصة بي؟ 2 copies

Como ser buen padre en un minuto (1985) 2 copies

I su e giù della vita. Trasforma i periodi di crisi in un vantaggio (2009) 2 copies

The One-minute Father (One Minute Manager) 2 copies

Who Moved My Cheese? Workbook 2 copies

A Value Tales Storybook: Stories for Growing Good People: Louis Pasteur-The Value in Believing in Yourself 2 copies

O Professor Minuto (1986) 2 copies

Who Moved my Cheese? 1 copy

The Value of Courgae Jackie Robinson 1 copy

jedan minut za menadzment 1 copy

Az ajándék (2007) 1 copy

Cine mi-a luat Cascavalul? 1 copy

ValueTales 1 copy

Quà Tặng Diệu Kỳ (2005) 1 copy

Who Moved My Cheese? [VHS] 1 copy

Set of ValueTale Books Value Tales 11 Volumes (Believing In Yourself: Louis Pasteur; Humor: Will Rogers; Learning:… 1 copy

The Cheese Experience, an a-mazing way to deal with change - at work and in life 1 copy

Um minuto para mim 1 copy

ValueTales series 1 copy

ValueTALE Set 13 volume set ValueTales (Multiple Volume Value Tales Book… (1977) 1 copy

2 Book Set: The One Minute Manager/The One Minute Sales Person 1 copy

The Present: Enjoying Your Work and Life in Changing Times (2009) 1 copy

El Vendedor Al Minuto/the One Minute Sales Person (Spanish Edition) (1985) 1 copy

The Value of Saving Benjamin Franklin 1 copy

The Value of Fantasy Anderson 1 copy

The Value of Adventure Sacagawea 1 copy

Jedan minut za sebe (2003) 1 copy

Value of Courage (1979) 1 copy

ValueTales The Value of Believing in Yourself 1 copy

Helen Keller: The Value of Determination (A Value Tales Story Book: Stories for Growing Good People) 1 copy

Value of Believing in Yourself, The (The Story of Louis Pasteur) 1 copy

O Técnico de Vendas Um Minuto 1 copy

A ValueTales Storybook collection (Chick-Fil-A edition) 1 copy

Hver tók ostinn minn? : mörg okkar streitumst gegn breytingum sem þó óhjákvæmilega verða í lífi okkar 1 copy

The Cheese Experience Maze Guide for Who Moved My Cheese (Maze Guide - Who Moved My Cheese ?) (1999) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions (2006) — Foreword, some editions — 1,345 copies

The One Minute Apology: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (2003) — Foreword, some editions — 130 copies

The 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (2008) — Foreword — 26 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1938-11-15
Date of death: 2017-07-03
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Places of residence: Hawaii, USA
Education: University of Southern California
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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Reviews

Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with… by Spencer Johnson

A quick, easy, interesting, fun, little motivational book.

I like this a lot better than the one minute manager (and it’s spinoffs). Those just drove me to enjoy [b:The 59-Second Employee: How to Stay One Second Ahead of Your One-Minute Manager|630143|The 59-Second Employee How to Stay One Second Ahead of Your One-Minute Manager|Rae André|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348280609l/630143._SY75_.jpg|616468].

First read in 2003 (paperback), and again in 2020 on Kindle.… (more)

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¿Quién se ha llevado mi queso?: Cómo adaptarnos en… by Spencer Johnson

¿Quién se ha llevado mi queso?
Spencer Johnson
Publicado: 1998 | 68 páginas
Ensayo Autoayuda Psicología

¿Quién se ha llevado mi queso? Una manera sorprendente de afrontar el cambio en el trabajo y en la vida privada, publicado en 1998, es un libro de motivación escrito por Spencer Johnson en el estilo de una parábola. Describe el cambio en el trabajo y la vida, y cuatro típicas reacciones al citado cambio con dos ratones, dos liliputienses, y sus búsquedas de queso.

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