Keyword: Organizations

Any organization is like a septic tank; the really big chunks rise to the top.

(1923 – 2005) American professor
Things

At some time in the life cycle of virtually every organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.

Murphy’s Laws Success

In a hierarchical organization, the higher the level, the greater the confusion.

Murphy’s Laws People

Nobody really knows what is going on anywhere within the organization.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

In every organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on… and this person must be fired.

Murphy’s Laws People Situations

On successive charts of the same organization the number of boxes will never decrease.

Murphy’s Laws

Internal consistency is valued more highly than efficiency.

Murphy’s Laws

Organizations always have too many managers.

Murphy’s Laws

The higher up the organization, the fewer people appreciate Murphy's Law.

Murphy’s Laws

On successive charts of the same organization the number of boxes will never decrease.

Murphy’s Laws

Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to incompetence in their colleagues.

Murphy’s Laws People

Every organization has an allotted number of positions to be filled by misfits.

Corollary: Once a misfit leaves, another will be recruited.

Murphy’s Laws People

The less work an organization produces, the more frequently it reorganizes.

Murphy’s Laws

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
People Self

Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Activities People Sex