>[!abstract] >The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, as skills in one job do not necessarily translate to another (Wikipedia, 2025). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Organizational hierarchy theory]] >- **West** (similar): [[Dilbert Principle]] >- **East** (different): [[Meritocracy]] >- **South** (downstream): [[Managerial incompetence]]