--- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > markmeredith2002 wrote: > > > > Good post Turquoise. The book "The Guru Papers" mentions how gurus > > often come up with gradiose plans near the end of their mission -- a > > few relevant paragraphs are quoted below. > > > > "When the guru realizes that most people are not going to acknowledge > > him, he often compensates, if he can afford it, by building monumental > > edifices that proclaim his greatness." > > C. Northcote Parkinson, In _Parkinson's Law_, > points out that institutions do their really important > work in makeshift quarters. By the time they get > around to building edifices to themselves, their > real work is done. From the book:
Counter example: any large and growing hospital. Another: any large and growing educational instutite. Another: any business that is still growing *after* it moves into its new and improved headquarters. Apple Computer and just about any other sucessful business that survived the transition from garage- based to publicly held. Sheesh. What a silly premise. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
