What does Peter Principle mean?
An observation that the tendency in most organizational hierarchies, such as that of a corporation, is for every employee to rise in the hierarchy through promotion until they reach a level of respective incompetence.
After his disastrous promotion, many said it was a classic case of the Peter Principle, where he was promoted to his level of incompetence.
Peter Principle in German, French, Spanish and Italian
GermanPeter-Prinzip
Satirisch angehauchtes Gesetz der Hierarchie.
FrenchPrincipe de Peter
Théorie selon laquelle on finit toujours par atteindre son niveau d'incompétence.
SpanishPrincipio de Peter
Afirma que las personas son ascendidas hasta que resultan incompetentes.
ItalianPrincipio di Peter
Paradosso per cui ogni dipendente tende a raggiungere il proprio livello di incompetenza.
Common phrases with Peter Principle
- case of peter principle
- promoted to peter principle
- level of incompetence peter principle