The Peter Principle
A satirical management theory book proposing that in a hierarchy, employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence. It uses humorous case studies to illustrate how competent performance leads to promotion until a position is reached where the individual can no longer perform effectively.
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Ranked #631 of 1942 · 179 pages · Published 1969
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on May 17, 2016.
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Mentioned by Gary Johnson · 01:18:24 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:06:05 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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Book data: ISBN 9781568491615. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.