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[msmofet]

Not a joke

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[msmofet]

Not sure I would like dill pickles on pizza.

 

[pictonguy]

It's the peter principle in action.

 

[msmofet]

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[dragnlaw]

msmofet, I think he means that some will try anything to climb the ladder of success.

 

[GotGarlic]

msmofet, I think he means that some will try anything to climb the ladder of success.

The Peter Principle is a real thing. It says that in general, people will be promoted to the level of their incompetence lol

 

[dragnlaw]

The Peter Principle is a real thing. It says that in general, people will be promoted to the level of their incompetence lol

LOL, very true that.

 

[pictonguy]

Yeah, I was just making fun of some corporate decisions.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Andy M.]

The Peter Principle is a real thing. It says that in general, people will be promoted to the level of their incompetence lol

This shouldn't be a surprise. If you excel, you get promoted. That's not unusual. Not everyone who gets promoted is CEO material so at some point in their lives, they've reached their peak. It's just the way things are.

 

[pictonguy]

This shouldn't be a surprise. If you excel, you get promoted. That's not unusual. Not everyone who gets promoted is CEO material so at some point in their lives, they've reached their peak. It's just the way things are.

Pickles have that effect on some people, no doubt.

 

[GotGarlic]

This shouldn't be a surprise. If you excel, you get promoted. That's not unusual. Not everyone who gets promoted is CEO material so at some point in their lives, they've reached their peak. It's just the way things are.

Not everyone who excels at what they do *should* be promoted. Managing projects and people is a very different skill set from doing a particular thing very well, whether it's building cars or teaching or designing video games. One of the tasks of the CEO is to create an environment where the right people are promoted into the right jobs.

 

[Andy M.]

Not everyone who excels at what they do *should* be promoted. Managing projects and people is a very different skill set from doing a particular thing very well, whether it's building cars or teaching or designing video games. One of the tasks of the CEO is to create an environment where the right people are promoted into the right jobs.

Exactly, the Peter Principle. But you can't always know ahead of time whether or not a person will succeed.

 

[pictonguy]

Exactly, the Peter Principle. But you can't always know ahead of time whether or not a person will succeed.

Not knowing if an intervention will succeed is not the peter principle. The principle specifically refers to the promotion of individuals within an organization where they're no longer able to perform effectively because the new position requires new skills than the ones that made them effective in their previous position, which really doesn't have anything to do with competence. Basically the success of an intervention could be due to many factors and doesn’t necessarily relate to an individual’s competence in their role.

 

[Andy M.]

Not knowing if an intervention will succeed is not the peter principle. The principle specifically refers to the promotion of individuals within an organization where they're no longer able to perform effectively because the new position requires new skills than the ones that made them effective in their previous position, which really doesn't have anything to do with competence. Basically the success of an intervention could be due to many factors and doesn’t necessarily relate to an individual’s competence in their role.

"intervention"?

 

[pictonguy]

"intervention"?

That's basically deliberate actions or strategies aimed at improving various aspects and results of a particular task or job.

 

[GotGarlic]

Exactly, the Peter Principle. But you can't always know ahead of time whether or not a person will succeed.

That's true, but in too many places, no one even considers whether a person has the skills for the new job. Some places provide training, in personnel management and budgeting, for example, but it's certainly not universal. Hence, the Peter Principle.

 

[dragnlaw]

yeah - how to ruin a joke.

SAY WHAAAT????

 

[Andy M.]

That's basically deliberate actions or strategies aimed at improving various aspects and results of a particular task or job.

I knew the definition. Just didn't understand your using this word to further the discussion. Employees excel and are sometimes promoted. If they continue to excel they may continue to receive more responsibility. If a promoted employee "Peters out" a proactive and supportive organization my intervene to provide absent skills but the Peter Principle precedes this.