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WHAT DOES THE PETER PRINCIPLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peter Principle

The Peter Principle is a concept in management theory in which the selection of a candidate for a position is based on their performance in their current role rather than on their abilities relevant to the intended role. It is named after Laurence J. Peter who co-authored the humorous 1969 book The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong with Raymond Hull. The authors suggest that people will tend to be promoted until they reach their "position of incompetence".

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE PETER PRINCIPLE

the Peloponnese
the pen
the Peninsula
the Pennsylvania Dutch
the Pennsylvanian
the penny dropped
the people
the Perigordian
the Permian
the Phanerozoic
the pictures
the Pilgrim Fathers
the pill
the pinch
the Pinta
the pipes
the pit
the pits
the platteland
the Pleistocene

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE PETER PRINCIPLE

anthropic principle
Archimedes´ principle
condisciple
disciple
exclusion principle
first principle
four eyes principle
governing principle
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
in principle
multiple
on principle
participle
past participle
Pauli exclusion principle
Peter Principle
pleasure principle
precautionary principle
present participle
principle
uncertainty principle

Synonyms and antonyms of the Peter Principle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «the Peter Principle» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

彼得原理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el Principio de Peter
570 millions of speakers

English

the Peter Principle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीटर सिद्धांत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بيتر المبدأ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Принцип Питера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o Princípio de Peter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিটার প্রিন্সিপাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le principe de Peter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prinsip Peter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Peter-Prinzip
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピーターの法則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피터 원리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prinsip Peter
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Nguyên tắc Peter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீட்டர் கோட்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीटर तत्त्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Peter Prensibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il Principio di Peter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Piotr Zasada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Принцип Пітера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Principiul Peter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η Αρχή Peter
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

die Peter Principle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Peter Principle
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Peter Principle
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE PETER PRINCIPLE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE PETER PRINCIPLE»

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The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
With the wit of Mark Twain, the psychological acuity of Sigmund Freud, and the theoretical impact of Isaac Newton, Dr. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull’s The Peter Principle brilliantly explains how incompetence and its accompanying ...
Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull, 2014
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The Peter Principle - Why Things Always Go Wrong:
In the conversation that ensued, Mr. Hull convinced me that I was not doing justice to the Peter Principle by presenting it to only a select few who might attend my lectures. He insisted that it should be available to the world in book form.
Lawrence Peter, 2014
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LIFE
The Peter Principle — Why Things Alicays Go Wrong (Morrow) is already a best- seller, even at 179 pages. One week alone it sold 12,000 copies. It is also a minor cultural phenomenon and its title phrase, like Parkinson's Law, is certain to  ...
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The Project Manager's Emergency Kit
PETER PRINCIPLE The Peter principle, a well-known management rule that has been accepted for a long time, states that eventually a person will reach his highest level of incompetence within an organization. The Peter principle appears on ...
Ralph L. Kliem, PMP, 2002
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The Power of Stupidity
The Peter Principle is so widely known that it is included in dictionaries as part of the English language. 1 But, proverbial as it may be, it is poorly understood, and even less applied, in the practical running of organizations. Peter's books, like ...
Giancarlo Livraghi, 2009
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The Effective Health Care Supervisor
It may well be that in the eyes of the staff the most positive facet of Sandra's behavior is her willingness to pitch in and work with them when that extra pair of hands is needed. THE PETER PRINCIPLE REVISITED Almost all first-line supervisors ...
Charles R. McConnell, 2007
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The Rotarian
The "Peter Principle," the term coined by the late professor and author Laurence J. Peter, says that people "rise to their level of incompetence." I am convinced that this can be avoided. The Peter Principle exists because a person works best ...
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Business
There are no exceptions to the Peter Principle. In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out his duties. If at first you don't succeed, you may be at your level of incompetence. There are two kinds of  ...
‎2003
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Psychological Foundations of Educational Technology
The Peter Principle Wm. Clark Trow* All technologists, and particularly those of the educational persuasion, should give more attention in the future than they have in the past to the problem of promotion. Machines are developed to the highest ...
William Clark Trow, Eugene E. Haddan, 1976
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The Management of Educational Personnel: Readings on the ...
By Macon Wilbourn The Peter Principle is passe. Sufficient time has elapsed to permit ingestion of Dr. Peter's unique contribution into the overall body of modern management thought. A tandem offering, Peter's Prescriptions, is currently a best  ...
‎1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE PETER PRINCIPLE»

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Preview: The Peter principle
Yuichiro Inoue (left), Alana Elmer, Jarrett Siddall and Pulga Muchochoma conjure up Peter Chin's unique vision in Returning Empathis (photo by Omer ... «NOW Magazine, Apr 15»
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This May Not Surprise You: Only 10% Of Managers Have What It …
Gallup recommends companies took for management talent above all, and avoid the Peter Principle at all cost. Putting "people in manager roles because they ... «Co.Exist, Apr 15»
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Avoiding the Peter Principle, HR's #1 foe
“Managers rise to their level of incompetence” - so says the Peter Principle. Is there anything employers can do to avoid their employees falling into this deadly ... «Human Capital Magazine Online, Mar 15»
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THE PETER PRINCIPLE: What CoMo's teachers should ask …
THE PETER PRINCIPLE: What CoMo's teachers should ask Superintendent ... leader, Superintendent Peter Stiepleman, Ph.D.: How can there be "no money"? «Columbia Heart Beat, Mar 15»
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Dreger Report: The Peter Principle
With Peter Chiarelli and Claude Julien, the Bruins have thrived and until recently, the notion either man was in jeopardy of losing his job would and should have ... «TSN, Mar 15»
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Overcoming the Peter Principle
Nowhere was the problem stated more acutely, it could be argued, than in the wicked 1969 satire, The Peter Principle. Taking the form of a serious work of ... «blogs.hbr.org, Dec 14»
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The Peter Principle
There have been a few stories about changes being made to the new production of Peter Pan that NBC will broadcast live on December 4, starring Allison ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
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Incompetence Rains, Er, Reigns: What The Peter Principle Means …
You may think you've heard the Peter Principle before—something to the effect that, “In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”. «Forbes, Aug 14»
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Third Shift: The Peter Principle at Work, the Berger Dynasty Rises
“When the swine have eaten every bit of the slop they have nothing to feast upon save one another. The hog that survives the slaughter will have nothing to eat ... «Camel City Dispatch, Jul 14»
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How To Overcome The Peter Principle In IT
A job promotion is usually considered a good thing, but every promotion comes with a hidden dark side. It's called the Peter Principle, and when it erupts it can ... «Forbes, Mar 14»

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