C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson
Cyril Northcote Parkinsonwas a 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...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth30 June 1909
communication void poison
The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.
mean law agendas
The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
inspirational income expenditures
Expenditure rises to meet income.
kings ignorance law
No king or minister could have instructed Newton to discover the law of gravity, for they did not know and could not know that there was such a law to discover. No Treasury official told Fleming to discover penicillin. Nor was Rutherford instructed to split the atom by a certain date...
procrastination denial delay
Delay is the deadliest form of denial.
management function greater
The smaller the function, the greater the management.
survival income expenditures
Expenditures rise to meet income.
discovery perfect progress
Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters.