super-incumbent,” who is “a person above you who, having re… - Laurence J. Peter

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super-incumbent,” who is “a person above you who, having reached his level of incompetence, blocks your path to promotion”).

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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the main function of a pseudo-promotion is to deceive people outside the hierarchy. When this is achieved, the maneuver is counted a success.

super-incumbent,” who is “a person above you who, having reached his level of incompetence, blocks your path to promotion”). - Laurence J. Peter

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