Allowing Quote by Chris Alexander

Peter's Principle: In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence.

— Laurence J. Peter

“Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to incompetence (Peter’s Paradox): they merely gossip about incompetence to mask their envy of employees who…

— Laurence J. Peter

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

— Laurence J. Peter

It isn't the incompetent who destroy an organization. It is those who have achieved something and want to rest upon their achievements who are…

— Charles E. Sorensen

In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence ... in time every post tends to be occupied by an…

— Laurence J. Peter

Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in efficiency.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise.

— Malcolm Gladwell

Principles are laws that are established by the creator or the manufacturer by which a product functions. If you violate those laws, then you…

— Myles Munroe

The principle is competing against yourself.

— Steve Young

Great organisations choose principles over people. When you give up on the principles, sooner or later you will break down.

— Ettore Messina

“An 'established principle' is the one which will never become untrue, irrespective of time.”

— Dada Bhagwan