Surely they rise further than that. How else to explain Olly Robbins and the other ghastly senior mandarins like Kim Darroch?
Jollygreenman
Every large organisation will end up with psychopaths at the top…Doug Casey
Dennis: Oppressor, Warmonger, Capitalist and Consumer of Petroleum Products
Other than the sort of people running the CIA, FBI, NSA, State Dept., Treasury Dept. and a few others I can’t recall at the moment, I don’t think Pirrong is correct.
Pcar
Three posts black-holed by “hidden by Richard” Askimet filter. A test
Andrew C
Isn’t this one of Parkingson’s laws?
People are promoted to the level of their incompetence.
Based on his experience of the British civil service.
Along with “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”
The whole book is available on-line.
Parkinson’s Law: The Pursuit of Progress
gunker
@Andrew C
You’re thinking of the Peter Principle which is quoted in the linked article and then expanded by the author.
Andrew C
@gunker
Ah, I think you are right.
Parkinson’s book deals with other issues. It’s worth reading.
Surely they rise further than that. How else to explain Olly Robbins and the other ghastly senior mandarins like Kim Darroch?
Every large organisation will end up with psychopaths at the top…Doug Casey
Other than the sort of people running the CIA, FBI, NSA, State Dept., Treasury Dept. and a few others I can’t recall at the moment, I don’t think Pirrong is correct.
Three posts black-holed by “hidden by Richard” Askimet filter. A test
Isn’t this one of Parkingson’s laws?
People are promoted to the level of their incompetence.
Based on his experience of the British civil service.
Along with “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”
The whole book is available on-line.
Parkinson’s Law: The Pursuit of Progress
@Andrew C
You’re thinking of the Peter Principle which is quoted in the linked article and then expanded by the author.
@gunker
Ah, I think you are right.
Parkinson’s book deals with other issues. It’s worth reading.
http://sas2.elte.hu/tg/ptorv/Parkinson-s-Law.pdf