Robbing Paula to pay Peter in the boardroom

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A new twist on the Peter Principle suggests that, unlike men, most women are employed below the level of their competence

The 1969 book The Peter Principle is practically unique among management texts, in that it’s based on a good gag.

The premise is that employees are promoted until they reach a job at which they prove incompetent – a line that’s funny because of its truth, be that for sales directors, banking bosses or foreign secretaries.

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April 02, 2017 at 11:20AM

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from Simon Goodley

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