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WORLDVIEW: Peter Principle takes no prisoners – SA’s pennies starting to drop
It can take time for Peter Principle pennies to drop. They always do. Eventually.
By Alec Hogg
Time is the ultimate amplifier. Effect tough decisions that set the correct course and before long, benefits do accrue. On the other hand, a destructive path may have little immediate impact. But always delivers dire long-term consequences.
Business scientists invest considerable attention to this reality. It is the foundation of the time honoured Peter Principle which asserts managers rise to the level of their incompetence. The man after whom it is named, Laurence Peter says this flows from all promotions being based on how well the candidate does their current job – rather than their ability to handle the more elevated position.
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