Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson
November 24, 1938 – July 3, 2017 · From United States- Books
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Spencer Johnson (November 24, 1938 – July 3, 2017) was an American physician and author of business and self-help books. Born in Watertown, South Dakota, he took a psychology degree at the University of Southern California and a medical degree at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
He wrote the ValueTales series of illustrated children's biographies in the 1970s before co-writing The One Minute Manager (1982) with Ken Blanchard. His 1998 parable Who Moved My Cheese? became a long-running bestseller and has been translated into dozens of languages; he followed it with The Present (2003) and Peaks and Valleys (2009).
He died in California of complications from pancreatic cancer, and a sequel, Out of the Maze, was published posthumously in 2018.
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Most readers begin with his most famous parables, such as The One Minute Manager or Who Moved My Cheese?, as these titles establish the core principles of his management and self-help philosophy. His work is designed to be accessible, often using simple allegories to address complex professional and personal challenges.
Before becoming widely known for his business parables, he authored the ValueTales series, which consists of illustrated biographies that use the lives of historical figures to teach children about specific character traits.
The book Out of the Maze serves as a direct sequel to Who Moved My Cheese? and was published posthumously to further explore the themes of adapting to change.
He frequently partnered with management expert Ken Blanchard, most notably on the original The One Minute Manager and several subsequent books within that series.