Peter Principle - One rises to ones level of incompetence
Summary
- A theory put forth in 1969 that people are promoted until they can no longer do the job....at which point they cannot be demoted or promoted further, leading to an organization full of incompetence.
Details
- Put forth by Dr. Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull in 1969
- Consider how well a person might perform in the job to which you are promoting them rather than their currecnt job.
- If someone is competent they will be promoted but once they reach a job they cannot do well they will be stuck there forever