Parkinson’s Law and the Leadership Art of the Container

Work expands to the edges of its container — so build better containers. - Dr. Malik Muhammad

Cyril Parkinson once wrote that “work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” It’s funny because it’s true. Give a task an hour, and it takes an hour. Give it a week, and somehow it swells to fill seven days. This is Parkinson’s Law — the gravitational pull toward inefficiency, procrastination, and overcomplication. But beneath the humor lies a profound leadership principle: without intentional boundaries, effort diffuses. (Read full article here)