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Mastering Peter Principle: Art of Making Yourself Redundant

Mastering Peter Principle: Art of Making Yourself Redundant

We rise to the level of our incompetence

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May 28, 2021
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Laurence Johnston Peter  was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" who is best known for the formulation of the Peter principle which states that people rise to their "level of incompetence". Promotions are based on the success in previous jobs until we reach a level at which we are no longer competent. Skills, proficiencies, networks in one job do…

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