Quotes by
Northcote Parkinson |
1909-1993 , British historian
British naval historian and author of some 60 books, the most famous of which was his best-seller Parkinson's Law, which led him to be also considered as an important scholar in public administration and management. | 10 quotes | 1,629 visits |
Quotations
| • | The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation. 5 |
| • | Delay is the deadliest form of denial. 4 |
| • | When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller body. 4 |
| • | It is better to be a has-been than a never-was. 3 |
| • | Parkinson’s law: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. 2 |
| • | Expenditures rise to meet income. 2 |
| • | The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take. 2 |
| • | Expansion means complexity and complexity decay. 2 |
| • | Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse. 2 |
| • | Administrators make work for each other so that they can multiply the number of their subordinates and enhance their prestige. 2 |
