Peter Principle Quote by Laurence J. Peter on Hierarchy and Incompetence

„In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence ... in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties ... Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.“

Laurence J. PeterLaurence J. Peter's Peter Principle explains how employees in hierarchies tend to rise to their level of incompetence.
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Laurence J. Peter was a Canadian-American teacher, educational consultant, school psychologist, author, and professor best known for the Peter Principle.

This quote describes the Peter Principle, which states that employees in hierarchies tend to rise to their level of incompetence.


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Laurence J. Peter quote about hierarchy and employee incompetence

Laurence Johnston Peter was born in Vancouver in 1919 and began working as a teacher in 1941. He later worked as a school psychologist, educational consultant, and professor. He became particularly well known for the Peter Principle, which was named after him, and died in California in 1990.

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