The Peter Principle - Bureaucracy at Work »
Posted By greenmac 11 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & FinanceThe Peter Principle concept was introduced by Canadian
sociologist Dr. Laurence Johnston Peter in his humoristic
book of the same title . In his book, he describes the pitfalls of the
bureaucratic organization witnessed during his extensive research into business
organization and its management.
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greenmac11 months, 2 weeks ago
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The Peter Principle
Peter's Quotations:
Ideas for Our Times
According to Laurence Johnston Peter: Work is accomplished by those employees who have not reached their level of incompetence. Thus we can see why organizations still function even as Peter Principled employees accept one too many promotions. Laurence Peter provides an insightful analysis of why so many positions in so many organizations seem to be populated by employees who seem incompetent. This concept is likely to be ignored by most senior managers since to admit one's organization is suffering from this bureaucratic malady is admission that people have been improperly promoted. This, in turn, suggests that senior management might have attained their own level incompetence, and the problem is easily ignored, lest it become suggested that senior management be more closely examined for their incompetence." -
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Now that we have looked at THE PETER PRINCIPLE...it is time to move on.
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Parkinson's Law
"The simple definition: "work expands to fill the time available" does not fully explore the concerns expressed in C. Northcote Parkinson's Book. An example is provided of two people writing a postcard. An elderly retired person may consume an entire day for this task: carefully choosing the card, contemplating the word choice, followed by a long, leisurely walk to the post office. A busy person will pick the first appropriate card, write it and mail it on the way home. "-
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"Many other examples were given by Parkinson. One of his most alarming relates to bureaucracies. For example, most of the population assumes that a growing civil service reflects a growing workload. Parkinson believes otherwise and provides this argument:
Civil servant A is overworked (this may be illusory or the result of reaching their level of incompetence). The worker has only a few options; he may leave, share his work with colleagues at the same level or appoint two juniors. It is important to note that he has to appoint two juniors. A single subordinate would very quickly assume almost equal status with A in their own minds as well as others and would therefore be a rival. This is also the reason against sharing the work with someone on the same level. So now, assuming A didn't leave, we have A and two subordinates B and C. Very soon either B or C will complain about being overworked and two more subordinates to them will be appointed. Another two will have to be appointed to keep the other original subordinate happy.
Seven are now doing the work of one. All will be busy shuffling paperwork, holding meetings, and passing e-mails amongst themselves, correcting grammar, passing decisions down the line and back up again, and plotting or defending themselves from coworker backstabbing. Person A is now reduced to management, something he may not be happy with, in fact he may have had his level of incompetence enforced on him."
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greenmac11 months, 2 weeks ago
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I guess most of us can relate to Parkinson's Law... well I can for sure. When I was working, I had little personal time to get things done around the house...therefore I went like a mad man on my time off. Now It takes probably 5 times as long to complete a project... four fifths of that is the planning stage.
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Perfect example, Hillary Clinton....
The Clinton's are two Immoral, decptive Liars, this is a proven Fact...
If it not for BJ bill, hillary would be working in a forth class law firm performing White water fradulant Deals...
What really happaned to Vince Foster hillary's good friend?
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Perfect example, Hillary Clinton....
The Clinton's are two Immoral, decptive Liars, this is a proven Fact...
If it not for BJ bill, hillary would be working in a forth class law firm performing White water fradulant Deals...
What really happaned to Vince Foster hillary's good friend?
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