“The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative, He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.”

—  C. Northcote Parkinson

Cited in:Lionel G. Titman (1990), The Effective Office: A Handbook of Modern Office Management. p. 117
In-laws and Outlaws, (1962)

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