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The article tangentially refers to careerism inside IO as a contributing factor, but doesn't give it the attention it deserves. If you want to see how destruct
by 23B1 4y ago
The article tangentially refers to careerism inside IO as a contributing factor, but doesn't give it the attention it deserves.
If you want to see how destructive careerism can be to an organization, simply spend some time inside the U.S. military – an institution specifically designed to address risk to the United States – but that actually can't handle risk of any sort.
I.O/PSYOPS is a fascinating, critical part of our national defense apparatus, especially Information Age – and we're losing the war.
- moremetadata 4y ago[dead]
- readthenotes1 4y agosystamantics book explains most large organizations pretty convincingly by explaining that systems live to propagate themselves, not to serve the purpose for which they were created. There are a ton of other good insights in that book, but that one is essential (in works so nicely with Parkinson's law)
- natmaka 4y agoSee also the iron law of bureaucracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Pournelle's_iron_law_of_bureaucracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Pournelle's_ir... ... and Putt's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putt%27s_Law_and_the_Successful_Technocrat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putt%27s_Law_and_the_Successfu...
- readthenotes1 4y agoHeh. I wonder who published first, systematics or Pournell? Putt's law is a restating of Parkinson's "intjllitence". Not at all surprising that people rediscover human truths...