For many years, Isaac Adizes has been a recognized guru in the field of management. He is known as the author of a unique and effective methodology that is used to optimize and increase the efficiency of organizations. This book is dedicated to a description of this methodology. All organizations, like living organisms, have a life cycle, the stages of which manifest themselves as they grow and age in predictable and repeatable patterns of behavior. At each stage of development, an organization faces a unique set of challenges. And the success of the organization depends on how successfully management makes the changes necessary for a healthy transition from one stage to another. The book has been translated into 14 languages; published in Russian for the first time. Recommended for managers at all levels, businessmen, practicing management teachers, as well as anyone whose interests are related to managing change and improving the efficiency of organizations.