Talk:C. Northcote Parkinson
"The person who is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself. He has been essentially defeated in his job". (C Northcote Parkinson). I am the eldest son of C Northcote Parkinson and am considering writing a biography. If you wish to contribute or offer to co-write, you can contact me at cfgparkinson@tiscali.co.uk
Work
edit- Expenditure rises to meet income.
- The Law and the Profits (1960)
- Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
- Parkinson’s Law (1958), ch. 1
- Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
- Parkinson’s Law (1958), ch. 3
- The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.
- Parkinson’s Law (1958), ch. 10
- Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.
- Parkinson’s Law (1958), ch. 10