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Bureaucracy
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Only a bureaucracy can fight a bureaucracy.
Bureaucracy Principle
Murphy’s Laws
Bureaucracy
Of all possible committee reactions to any given agenda item, the reaction that will occur is the one which will liberate the greatest amount of hot air.
Martin-Berthelot Principle
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Speech
Bureaucracy
Committees
If an idea can survive a bureaucratic review and be implemented, it wasn't worth doing.
Mollison's Bureaucracy Hypothesis
Murphy’s Laws
Bureaucracy
In a bureaucracy, good ideas go to too far.
Vancini’s discovery
Murphy’s Laws
Bureaucracy
John Vancini
The organization of any bureaucracy is very much like a septic tank. The really big chunks always rise to the top.
Imhoff’s Law
Murphy’s Laws
(John Imhoff)
Bureaucracy
Government organization
Oxymoron
Oxymorons
Bureaucracy
Bad regulation begets worse regulation.
Mobil's Maxim
Murphy’s Laws
Bureaucracy
Regulation
In a bureaucracy, accomplishment is inversely proportional to the volume of paper used.
Fowler's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Accomplishments
Bureaucracy
Paper
If anything can go wrong, it will do so in triplicate.
Murphy's Law of Government
Government
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Bureaucracy
A committee is twelve men doing the work of one.
Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy
(1932 – 2009) U.S. senator (Massachusetts)
People
Bureaucracy
Committees
Bureaucracy is based on a willingness to either pass the buck or spend it.
Anonymous
Government
Bureaucracy
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