Reviews
"Exceptional book on how individuals and small groups thwart the success of a larger organization... Essential for everyone interested in business." --Library Journal An important book for any leader who is responsible for sustained business growth." --A.G. Lafley, Chairman, Chief Executive and President, The Procter & Gamble Co. "With... thorough analysis and practical insights, this book will help you recognize, eliminate and prevent the cancer of individual agendas." --Michael Dell, Chairman, Dell Inc. "Identifies the causes, symptoms, and cures of one of the great diseases (scourges) that insidiously destroy large corporations in America." --Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, Bank One Corporation "A must-read... All institutions need a clear, unified mission and Bob Herbold's new book will help managers achieve it." --Hank Paulson, Chairman & CEO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. "The Fiefdom Syndrometackles a pervasive and seldom discussed problem - namely, why organizations tend to become slow-footed, fragmented, and mediocre. " --John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers "Takes on the bureaucracy and turf battles that... Sam Walton fought his whole life to overcome. I strongly recommend it." --Rob Walton, Chairman of the Board, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. " Identifies a critical business problem... few have been able to solve - until now... Should be required reading across corporate America." --James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D.,James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business "The reader will highly value the powerful, useful learnings... told via great "war stories" by a very experienced practitioner." --Adrian Slywotzky, author of the acclaimed booksValue Migration,The Profit Zone, andThe Art of Profitability "Provides valuable insights on how to... avoid the pitfalls of decentralization that goes too far (ie. fiefdoms)." --Dick Kovacevich, Chairman and CEO, Wells Fargo & Company "Whether you are in business, government, education or...non-profits, I urge you to read this book, and... take its advice." --Jack Kemp, Co-founder of Empower America and former candidate for Vice President of the United States "The book has an important message for all organizations and individuals... A must-read for everyone, not just business people." --Walter Hewlett, Independent Software Developer and Chairman, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
