A job promotion is usually considered a good thing, but every promotion comes with a hidden dark side. It's called the Peter Principle, and when it erupts it can wreak havoc on departments, personnel ...

I have to recommend one section chief next month. If things go as expected, it should be Tanaka-san, who has the highest ...

Day 10: Avoid the "Peter Principle." This post is part of Forbes’ Career Challenge: Position Yourself For A Promotion In 15 Days. Every additional year I spend in the workforce, I realize promotions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laurence J. Peter, seen here in a 1984 interview with CBC News, was the co-author of the 1969 best-seller The Peter Principle, ...

Every organization has built-in forces leading it toward incompetence and inefficiency. No matter how carefully you put your business together, the influences described by Laurence J. Peter, Raymond ...

It’s the famous (or infamous) theory that within organizations, people tend to rise to their level of incompetence. Folks get promoted based on a good attitude, loyalty, a strong work ethic, etc., ...

THE PETER (BUTTIGIEG) PRINCIPLE. In the 1960s, there was a professor and business analyst named Laurence J. Peter. He became famous for coming up with something called the Peter Principle. The ...

Memory Nguwi THE “Peter Principle” is a theory that states people are promoted to their level of incompetence. In other words, people are promoted because they are doing a good job, but they are not ...

Principle named after B.C. educator was created as satire but has long been part of business lexicon Outside Vancouver's Metro Theatre is a plaque commemorating a play that at least two people thought ...