The Peter Principle OR Why Everyone Sucks At Their Job - tips to overcome incompetency in the work place
Back in 1969, a guy called Laurence Peter made a shrewd observation and published a book on it - the Peter Principle. We are going to talk about this principle, and I am going to tell you why you should really care about it. In fact, if you are someone's boss, you probably know this. You can skip ahead to the part where I discuss how to counter the Peter Principle. I'm certain everyone has a friend who complains about how the seniors in the office suck and how incompetent people getting a higher pay are. What if I tell you that your friend is not exaggerating. There really is a reason why you feel your colleagues/co-workers suck at work and don't deserve their position & pay. Don't worry, not every employee is incompetent. I'm not saying YOU are incompetent. BUT, the closer you get to a great promotion, the closer you are to being that incompetent senior to s omeone else. So what is the Peter Principle? L. Peter observed that people who excel at work are prom...