- the Peter Principle
- people are promoted to a job they cannot do well
Our store manager is an example of the Peter Principle. He's hopeless!
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the Peter Principle
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the Peter Principle — UK US noun [S] ► HR the theory that employees will continue to be promoted in an organization until they reach a level where they do not have the skills or experience to do their job properly: »It was felt that his promotion was a classic example … Financial and business terms
(the) Peter Principle — the Peter Principle UK US noun the idea that people are given more and more important jobs until they reach a level within an organization at which they are no longer capable of dealing with the work Thesaurus: to promote or demote someonehyponym … Useful english dictionary
The Peter Principle (TV series) — The Peter Principle is a BBC television show about a branch of the fictional County and Provincial Bank. It is now a part of the PBS program lineup at some PBS stations, which call it The Boss. The program takes its name from the Peter Principle … Wikipedia
the Peter Principle — UK / US noun the idea that people are given more and more important jobs until they reach a level within an organization at which they are no longer capable of dealing with the work … English dictionary
The Dilbert principle — refers to a 1990s satirical observation by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams stating that companies tend to systematically promote their least competent employees to management (generally middle management), in order to limit the amount of damage… … Wikipedia
The Dilbert Principle — refers to a 1990s satirical observation by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams stating that companies tend to systematically promote their least competent employees to management (generally middle management), in order to limit the amount of damage… … Wikipedia
Peter Principle — The Peter principle states: In every hierarchy, whether it be government or business, each employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence, every post tends to be filled by an employee incompetent enough to execute his duties. This, in the … Dictionary of eponyms
The Peter Pyramid — ( ISBN 0 04 440057 8 ) is a book published in 1986 by Dr. Laurence J. Peter, who also wrote The Peter Principle published in 1969.In this book he turns his attention to proliferating bureaucracies, burgeoning officialdom and does for the system… … Wikipedia
Peter Principle — ☆ Peter Principle n. [after The Peter Principle (1968) by L. J. Peter & R. Hull] the facetious proposition that each employee in an organization tends to be promoted until reaching his or her level of incompetence … English World dictionary
Peter Principle — For the BBC sitcom, see The Peter Principle (TV series). The Peter Principle states that in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence , meaning that employees tend to be promoted until they reach a position at which… … Wikipedia
