Committees Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson

“A committee grows organically, flourishes and blossoms, sunlit on top and shady beneath, until it dies, scattering the seeds from which other committees will spring.” quote by C. Northcote Parkinson — Download Open image

“A committee grows organically, flourishes and blossoms, sunlit on top and shady beneath, until it dies, scattering the seeds from which other committees will spring.”

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Deliberative bodies become decreasingly effective after they pass five to eight members.

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Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.

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