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Parkinson's Law

Parkinson's Law

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  • Author：C. Northcote Parkinson
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Parkinson's Law states that 'work expands to fill the time available'。 While strenuously denied by management consultants， bureaucrats and efficiency experts， the law is borne out by disinterested observation of any organization。 The book goes far beyond its famous theorem， though。 The author goes on to explain how to meet the most important people at a social gathering and why， as a matter of mathematical certainty， the time spent debating an issue is inversely proportional to its objective importance。 Justly famous for more than forty years， Parkinson's Law is at once a bracingly cynical primer on the reality of human organization， and an innoculation against the wilful optimism to which we as a species are prone。

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Emiliya Bozhilova ，

”Работата се увеличава дотолкова， доколкото да запълни времето， предоставено за извършването ѝ。”Много британско остроумие и сатира от самия автор на законите на Паркинсон， който освен всичко друго， си е бил и съвсем истински професор。 А осмените бъгове са си реални。—— “1。 „Чиновникът желае да умножава подчинените си， а не съперниците си。“2。 „Чиновниците си създават работа един на друг。”“времето， изразходвано за обсъждане на всяка точка от финансовите доклади， е обратнопропорционално на величинат ”Работата се увеличава дотолкова， доколкото да запълни времето， предоставено за извършването ѝ。”Много британско остроумие и сатира от самия автор на законите на Паркинсон， който освен всичко друго， си е бил и съвсем истински професор。 А осмените бъгове са си реални。—— “1。 „Чиновникът желае да умножава подчинените си， а не съперниците си。“2。 „Чиновниците си създават работа един на друг。”“времето， изразходвано за обсъждане на всяка точка от финансовите доклади， е обратнопропорционално на величината на сумата， посочена в тях。“。3，5⭐️ 。。。more

Florin ，

Excellent lecture and beyond。

Vasil Kolev ，

Интересно беше за препрочитане， но преводът доста куца и на моменти не си личат добре шегите на автора。

Racer_rajesh ，

Excellent book， even though the book is more than 70yrs old， some of the concepts mentioned are very true even to this day ！

Петър Стойков ，

Държавната администрация и политиката по управление на държавата биват бистрени по телевизията всеки ден， но много малко се знае за вътрешния начин， по който учрежденията и правенето на политика работят。Самите държавни учреждения са един свой си свят на бюрокрация， движещи се по собствени закони и не са （като примерно фирмите） ограничени от задължението да допринасят измерима полза или не。 Напротив - колкото техни проекти да се провалят， те биват награждавани с още пари。 Вижте за пример。。。 всяка Държавната администрация и политиката по управление на държавата биват бистрени по телевизията всеки ден， но много малко се знае за вътрешния начин， по който учрежденията и правенето на политика работят。Самите държавни учреждения са един свой си свят на бюрокрация， движещи се по собствени закони и не са （като примерно фирмите） ограничени от задължението да допринасят измерима полза или не。 Напротив - колкото техни проекти да се провалят， те биват награждавани с още пари。 Вижте за пример。。。 всяка държавна програма。Политиката също е， иронично， скрита от нас - какво говорят самите политици публично често никак не е свързано с това какво и как говорят помежду си。 "Правенето на политика" се случва в уединени кабинети， на четири очи или на закрити срещи。Сирил Паркинсън се е заел с голяма доза хумор и ирония да хвърли малко светлина върху това как работят държавните институции и политиката отвътре。 На два пъти му се е получило。Книгата се състои от няколко есета， всяко на различна тема。 От тях най-известно е първото， относно как и защо държавната администрация постоянно се увеличава на брой， даже работата й да намалява。 То е и най-истинско и забавно。 Другото есе， заслужаващо внимание е за работата на комисиите: смешно-тъжната реалност на "колективното" вземане на решения във всякакви комитети， комисии， бордове。 。。。more

Brenda Ann ，

I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 63。 Symptoms were tremor in right leg， loss of handwriting ability，My normally beautiful cursive writing was now small cramped printing and soft voice。 I also had difficulty rising from a seated position and have balance issues。 I started out taking only Azilect， then Mirapex， and then Sinemet。 Several months ago I started falling frequently， hence the reason for Sinemet。 During the summer of 2021， I was introduced to Health Herbs Clinic and their effective Par I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 63。 Symptoms were tremor in right leg， loss of handwriting ability，My normally beautiful cursive writing was now small cramped printing and soft voice。 I also had difficulty rising from a seated position and have balance issues。 I started out taking only Azilect， then Mirapex， and then Sinemet。 Several months ago I started falling frequently， hence the reason for Sinemet。 During the summer of 2021， I was introduced to Health Herbs Clinic and their effective Parkinson’s herbal protocol。 This protocol relieved symptoms significantly， even better than the medications I was given。 Visit www 。 healthherbsclinic 。 com。 After First month on treatment， my tremors mysterious stopped， had improvement walking。 After I completed the treatment， all symptoms were gone。 I live a more productive life。 I was fortunate to have the loving support of my husband and family。 I make it a point to appreciate every day！ 。。。more

Kevin ，

Super

Lakshman ，

4。5

თემო ，

A classic: the witticisms live on in the Internet age， but are well-spun in the original book。 Hilarious and highly recommended。

Tobias Robinson ，

Rolig och bitsk på ett väldigt brittiskt sätt。 Tyvärr tycker jag att mycket stämmer med verkligheten。 Viktig managementbok。

Dan Shirley ，

Still as true and relevant as when Professor Parkinson wrote it。 Corporate work has changed very little。Very funny， yet life has demonstrated most of its points' empirical truth to me。 Especially the law of committee sizes and large numbers。 Still as true and relevant as when Professor Parkinson wrote it。 Corporate work has changed very little。Very funny， yet life has demonstrated most of its points' empirical truth to me。 Especially the law of committee sizes and large numbers。 。。。more

Caleb Levi ，

Wise， funny， and British。

Merlin ，

Erschreckend， wie tagesaktuell dieses Buch ist， mit Blick auf heutige Politik und Wirtschaft。

Avi Singh ，

I'm rating it five stars because， even decades after its publication， the book is hilarious。 While the book never attempts to be too serious， it does contain a number of interesting insights on the behavior of individuals inside organizations （especially the first essay， also titled "Parkinson's Law"）。 Some of the essays that I particularly enjoyed were: Parkinson's LawThe Will of the PeopleHigh Finance The Short List I'm rating it five stars because， even decades after its publication， the book is hilarious。 While the book never attempts to be too serious， it does contain a number of interesting insights on the behavior of individuals inside organizations （especially the first essay， also titled "Parkinson's Law"）。 Some of the essays that I particularly enjoyed were: Parkinson's LawThe Will of the PeopleHigh Finance The Short List 。。。more

Gene Ishchuk ，

entertaining like a comedy book;depicts the way my company works， shitty as it gets XD

Carlo Battisti ，

"La burocrazia è la morte di tutti i lavori importanti" 。- Albert Einstein （e altre citazioni di questo tipo in fondo al libro）。 Ma soprattutto: "Sarai veramente cresciuto quando， per la prima volta ， avrai veramente riso di te stesso" 。- Ethel Barrymore。 E qui si ride di gusto， con uno stile alla P。 G。 Wodehouse， in un libro che ricorda spesso un altro grande classico "Allegro ma non troppo" di Carlo M。 Cipolla。 Da leggere， per tutti quelli che lavorano in una pubblica amministrazione， o che la "La burocrazia è la morte di tutti i lavori importanti" 。- Albert Einstein （e altre citazioni di questo tipo in fondo al libro）。 Ma soprattutto: "Sarai veramente cresciuto quando， per la prima volta ， avrai veramente riso di te stesso" 。- Ethel Barrymore。 E qui si ride di gusto， con uno stile alla P。 G。 Wodehouse， in un libro che ricorda spesso un altro grande classico "Allegro ma non troppo" di Carlo M。 Cipolla。 Da leggere， per tutti quelli che lavorano in una pubblica amministrazione， o che lavorano in un'azienda privata， o che lavorano da soli ma si interfacciano con altre organizzazioni pubbliche o private。 Insomma， proprio per tutti。 。。。more

S ，

Reading this is an archeological study into what boorish nonsense passes for wit among idiots who tire from actual analysis。

Gorab ，

This is a must read for a funny take on corporate world！ Cold blooded sharp punches had my guts out more than a couple of times， while I was still contemplating whether or not the author was serious。Had heard of only Parkinson's law - i。e。 - "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion"。 There are 9 more essays other than this， all equally good。Highly recommended for a light and funny read。 This is a must read for a funny take on corporate world！ Cold blooded sharp punches had my guts out more than a couple of times， while I was still contemplating whether or not the author was serious。Had heard of only Parkinson's law - i。e。 - "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion"。 There are 9 more essays other than this， all equally good。Highly recommended for a light and funny read。 。。。more

Robert Walden ，

A very funny book about real life！

Stefan ，

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion。 A simple premise that you see everywhere once you hear it。Book is a quick read and well worth it。

Levon Nikoghosyan ，

Some interesting stuff could be excavated

Edisom Rogerio A Hott ，

Livro originalmente publicado em 1957。 Obra-prima de Parkinson。 É um manual simples e objetivo a respeito do funcionamento da burocracia nas empresas e no governo。

Themightybat ，

A hilarious book on the typical flaws of human organizations， from public institutions to private companies。 It’s all quite tongue in cheek， and you never really know how serious the author is， alternating rather believable principles with mad advice that is intentionally misleading。 But it’s a short and delightful read for anyone who has spent time observing the madness of organizations。 Parkinson’s law is the first and most well known chapter of the pack， explaining how work will expand to fil A hilarious book on the typical flaws of human organizations， from public institutions to private companies。 It’s all quite tongue in cheek， and you never really know how serious the author is， alternating rather believable principles with mad advice that is intentionally misleading。 But it’s a short and delightful read for anyone who has spent time observing the madness of organizations。 Parkinson’s law is the first and most well known chapter of the pack， explaining how work will expand to fill the time available to do it。 But there are a few other precious gems， such as The Short List on how to write job descriptions so appalling that only one candidate will apply， thus limiting the difficulty of choosing the right man for the job。 There is also the law of constant growth of administrative staff in organizations， regardless of the actual needs of the underlying business or activity。 And finally I really liked Pension Point， describing the complex choice of timing on when to retire， as well as sound advice on how to push someone to retirement rather gracefully。 。。。more

Diana ，

Sehr humorvoll und satirisch。 Der Autor hat pseudowissenschaftliche Studien erfunden， um die Bürokratie und Ineffizienz der Organisation übertreibend zu beschreiben。

Colin ，

Parkinson's Law （'work expands to fill the time available for its completion'） is well-known and as relevant today as it was in the 1950s when Cyril Northcote Parkinson， naval historian and observer of organisations and their structures， first postulated it in a humorous article in The Economist。 This book， which became a best seller in the late Fifties and early Sixties grew out of that article and features several other semi-serious observations of organisational behaviour， some of which feel Parkinson's Law （'work expands to fill the time available for its completion'） is well-known and as relevant today as it was in the 1950s when Cyril Northcote Parkinson， naval historian and observer of organisations and their structures， first postulated it in a humorous article in The Economist。 This book， which became a best seller in the late Fifties and early Sixties grew out of that article and features several other semi-serious observations of organisational behaviour， some of which feel like they belong to a different world， while others have a strong contemporary resonance。 This edition features the excellent original illustrations by Osbert Lancaster。 。。。more

Sefi Keller ，

Some smart points but the comedy part didn't work for me。 Some smart points but the comedy part didn't work for me。 。。。more

Pankaj Pipada ，

Great read on administration and management。 I came across this book via the term "Bike Shedding"。That it largely remains relevant today too， is an amazing testament to the acute observations of the writer。 The satirical format of the essays make it a fun read。 Beware， realising the extent to which this is applicable to your work organisation can potentially make you cynical （assuming that you are not there already）。 There is hope and some comfort in knowing that a lot of it is general human beh Great read on administration and management。 I came across this book via the term "Bike Shedding"。That it largely remains relevant today too， is an amazing testament to the acute observations of the writer。 The satirical format of the essays make it a fun read。 Beware， realising the extent to which this is applicable to your work organisation can potentially make you cynical （assuming that you are not there already）。 There is hope and some comfort in knowing that a lot of it is general human behaviour。Favourite highlights:1） Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion。2） The thing to be done swells in importance and complexity in a direct ratio with the time to be spent。3） 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。 。。。more

Henrik Thorup ，

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion。 Cyril Northcote Parkinsons mest kjente bok， en essaysamling fra 1957， er kort， lettlest， fysisk vakker og til tider hysterisk morsom。 Den forsøker å forklare alle organisasjoners tilsynelatende fullstendige manglende evne til selvregulering Han påpeker den samtidige økningen i mengden offiserer og nedgangen i antallet skip og annet personell i den britiske marinen， "providing （as was remarked） a magnificent navy on land"。 Den går Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion。 Cyril Northcote Parkinsons mest kjente bok， en essaysamling fra 1957， er kort， lettlest， fysisk vakker og til tider hysterisk morsom。 Den forsøker å forklare alle organisasjoners tilsynelatende fullstendige manglende evne til selvregulering Han påpeker den samtidige økningen i mengden offiserer og nedgangen i antallet skip og annet personell i den britiske marinen， "providing （as was remarked） a magnificent navy on land"。 Den går inn i den litt obskure vitenskapen comitology， om hvordan komiteer og kabinetter har en lei tendens til alltid å øke i størrelse， til punktet hvor den handlingslammede komiteen kollapser under sin egen vekt。 Om hvorfor mennesker på et cocktailparty， gitt noen enkle premisser， kommer til å bevege seg rundt langs rommets vegger med klokken， og om hvordan selskapets viktigste person er å finne på koordinaten E7 ved tiden H+75 til H+90。 Ellers gir den tips om hvordan man umerkelig kan fremtvinge tidlig pensjon hos en organisasjons leder før evnene svinner hen til et stadie der lederen gjør mer skade enn gagn。 Og om hvordan den perfekte stillingsannonse ser ut， så man som arbeidsgiver er garantert ett enkelt svar。 Et svar som til gjengjeld er garantert å være den eneste， beste， mest perfekte søker som finnes。Boken er god samfunnskritisk satire。 Den har gode poenger， og de fleste lesere vil nok gjenkjenne seg selv eller dagens samfunnsdebatt på et tidspunkt， på tross av de svært pedagogiske， men ekstreme eksemplene som brukes。 。。。more

Bojan ，

This book should be a part of the school curriculum！

Mark Albrecht ，

Lustig und interessante Beobachtungen von Menschen im Verwaltungsapparat。

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