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		<title>The Peter Principle</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence&#8221; (Dr Laurence Peter, 1919-90, Canadian academic, from the 1969 book, The Peter Principle, written by Dr Peter and Raymond Hull &#8211; Peter was the academic; Hull the writer) Far from being an indictment of people, Laurence Peter&#8217;s ideas were mostly focused on the weaknesses of typical organizations, and the threat that they present to the well-being of their people. Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull&#8217;s 1969 book The Peter Principle is a study of hierarchies (Peter coined the scientific term &#8216;hierarchiology&#8217;) and how people behave within them in relation to promotion and competence. Laurence Peter also asserted that, &#8220;Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence&#8221;, although he places the blame on organizations, not employees, and urges people to prioritize their health and happiness rather than struggle to meet the unhealthy demands of a promotion-too-far, in an uncaring hierarchy. Although written in 1969, The Peter Principle contains perspectives that resonate even more strongly today. Notably Laurence Peter observed that bosses who are competent in their roles tend to assess employees according to their output and results, whereas incompetent bosses tend to [...]]]></description>
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