For anyone who has ever wondered how their dipsh-t boss managed to rise to a position of power (not me!), there is a new theory on the subject. According to Laurence J. Peter, a professor of education at the University of Southern California:
"In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence; the cream rises until it sours."
As explained by the author of the article I read, "people who show competence are promoted whether or not they are qualified to perform competently at the next level. Eventually they go beyond their limits, become incompetent, and stop getting promoted. Macbeth, a success as a military commander, rose to become an incompetent king. Which is to say, "nothing fails like success."
Read more about this theory, coined as the "Peter Principle," here.
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