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WHY THINGS GO WRONG
OR
THE PETER PRINCIPLE
REVISITED
Author : Dr Laurence J. Peter
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A presentation by
Sushant Kumar
Rohit yadav
Shiva
Manish
Sridevi
Ravi
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About Dr. Laurence J Peter(September 16, 1919 - January 12, 1990)
American Psychologist
Teacher
Consultant
Experience of working in
prisons and children
Authored Peter principle with
Raymond Hull in 1968
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How did the principle originate ?
The Peter Principle was first introduced in an article
written by Dr. Laurence J. Peter in the January 1967
issue of Esquire magazine
It struck a chord among American office-dwellers
With the help of writer Raymond Hull
wrote the book, “The Peter Principle: Why Things
Always Go Wrong”
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Peter Principle
In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to
His Level of Incompetence
Uncovers a real flaw in hierarchies
Companies prefer to promote within the hierarchy
Person is eventually promoted to his level of
incompetence
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But Why ?
System encourages people to rise to level of incompetence
If you are competent, you’ll be promoted
But when you can’t do well, you’ll stay
Effects
Bungling your job
Frustrating your coworkers
Eroding effectiveness of organization
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A deduction or inference that follows a main proposition
Corollaries of Peter principle lead us to more consequences
Corollaries of Peter Principle
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Useful Work
All useful work is done by those who have not yet
reached their level of incompetence
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Hierarchy
Accomplishment is
inversely proportional
to its height
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Trivial tasks
There is tendency for
the person in the most
powerful hierarchical
position to spend all
his or her time
performing trivial tasks
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Super (Competence & Incompetence)
Either super-incompetence or super-competence
may be offensive to the establishment
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A super-competent case
Mrs. Abel
Taught first grade in elementary school
Parents wanted their children to be in Mrs. Abel’s
class
Ate lunch in classroom with her pupils
But…
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Mrs. Abel cntd…
She did not attend any staff meeting (except first one)
Refused to upgrade her qualifications
Did not take in-service courses
She said…
I don’t want a promotion. I don’t want to be an administrator.
I like working with children.
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Mrs. Abel cntd…
Got low marks for
Attitude & Cooperation
Professional advancement
She had reached her level of competence
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Up, Up and Oops!
Why do humans climb to their
level of incompetence ?
Abraham Maslow
Proposes human nature as an
explanation for struggle
upward
Social needs – One’s positions
relative to others
Ego needs – Recognition,
Prestige
Esteem
Social
Safety
Physiological
Self Actualization
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Success – The trappings
Impressing others has become such a preoccupation that the
image and trappings of success are more valued than success
itself
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Management insights
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Ability to identify genuine levels and requirements
of job performance and attributes
People may then be placed in jobs that they can do
and for which they are best suited
Self check is most important
Identify boundary of competence
Hierarchy kills competence and competent
individuals
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Types of Incompetence
Professional
Physical
Mental
Social
Emotional
Ethical
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Communication insight
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The style and method used by the author is in itself
a lesson on effective communication.
Presented a boring subject like hierarchy not as a
serious scientific work
Presented in a light, amusing and witty way.
Gives us relief from what might otherwise be
relentless "preaching".
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Satire is a form of writing in which the message is
serious and the method is humor.
Benefits of employing satire:
It’s nonviolent and artistic way of criticizing.
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Author objects to the form of language that mystifies
rather than clarifies.
Favors language that expresses
coherent ideas
Relevant information
understandable instructions.
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In the end…
Success is a journey, not a destination
Ben SweetLand
Location: IIM Lucknow