As individuals we tend to climb to our levels of incompeten… - Laurence J. Peter

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As individuals we tend to climb to our levels of incompetence. We behave as though up is better and more is better, and yet all around us we see the tragic victims of this mindless escalation.

Laurence J. Peter

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Laurence Johnston Peter (16 September 1919 – 12 January 1990) was a Canadian educator and management theorist, most famous for having formulated the Peter Principle.

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