BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Perkin’s postulate: The bigger they are, the harder they hit. Harrison’s postulate: For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. Gate’s law: The only important information in a hierarchy is who knows what. Bachman’s inevitability theorem: The greater the cost of putting a plan into operation, the less chance there is of abandoning the plan — even if it subsequently becomes irrelevant. Corollary: The higher the level of prestige accorded to the people behind the plan, the less chance there is of abandoning it. From The Rotarian, August, 1994 and
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