Laurence J. Peter
Laurence Johnston Peter was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" who is best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle.
Background
- Born in
- Vancouver
- Educated at
- Western Washington University
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Trending topics shown first"In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties. Do not be fooled by apparent exceptions."
"Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them."
"Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it."
"Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status."
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Timeline
1919
Born
Birth1990
Died
Death
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