The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his own level of incompetence. This maxim of organizational dysfunction, first stated over thirty years ago, has become common in managerial vocabulary. The Peter Principle is present in multinationals, local government, hospitals, academia, and public transport. No promotion, like the paths of glory, leads but to the grave of over-promotion. 'The Peter Principle' is essential reading for those starting their climb up the promotional ladder. Do they truly want to reach a peak from which their fate could be unfamiliar and dismal? However, some may seek salvation through cunning strategies that require diligence and dissembling, possibly avoiding the undesired final promotion.