The fundamental concept in Parkinson's Law is the concept of
expansion. It can be applied more widely than just to work - or at
least I do and Is suspect that that old iconoclast C. Northcote P.
would approve. The "plus 10%" is critical and is there in his thesis
- that is the element that introduces the truly absurd aspect. It
escalates the situation to higher levels. He is brilliant on the way
a multiplication of staff results in less work being done and is one
of the reasons that I argue against teamwork, meetings and
committees whenever possible.
Work, or rather people doing work IS a resource.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 23/08/2008, at 8:34 PM, Moose wrote:
> Now it appears ot me that you are the one blathering inaccurately from
> memory. I don't recall Parkinson ever writing about expansion beyond
> resources.
>
> A quick check seems to show what I remember.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law>
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