Thursday, January 29, 2009

From Economist.com: The Peter Principle

Laurence Peter

Jan 22nd 2009
From Economist.com

Not many management gurus have their name adopted for a principle, especially when they are not really a guru at all. The Peter Principle is encapsulated in the phrase: "In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." It first appeared on the cover of a book of the same name, written by Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990), a teacher and professor of education, and Raymond Hull, and it has since become part of the English language.

Full article => http://www.economist.com/business/management/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12960150&Fsrc=mgttkgnwl

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