>[!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. ("Peter principle", 2025). ## References - Peter principle. (2025, February 16). In *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_principle&oldid=1274195115 ## Related - [[Circle of competence]]