Many managers know how strong the temptation is sometimes to believe in the next new trick of management, in the fact that “5 simple steps” and “8 fail-safe rules” will solve all the company’s problems, and getting rid of an excessive number of managers will straighten and speed up organizational processes and make them more understandable and rational. In their provocative book, Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan show that in the vast majority of cases, formalization is useful, the management vertical is logical, and standardization of reports and many meetings are necessary for any project to be completed and its results predictable. Otherwise, companies will drown in chaos and become less effective. Therefore, it is worth stopping complaining about the difficulties of office life and looking at many manifestations of organizational activity as inevitable compromises, mandatory elements inherent in the very nature of companies, a necessary condition for their success. The authors support their conclusions with convincing examples from the life of both powerful international corporations and tiny firms . Among the characters in the book are American Airlines, Procter & Gamble, West Point Military Academy, the Methodist Church community, and the Baltimore Police Department.