Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Laurence Johnston Peterwas a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist", best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth16 September 1919
CountryCanada
Laurence J. Peter quotes about
funny wisdom children
Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.
work umpires levels
Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.
friendship best-friend jobs
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
mistake punctual
The habitually punctual make all their mistakes right on time.
incompetence plus
Incompetence plus incompetence equals incompetence.
leadership work intelligence
In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
baths hot deals
Marriage is a good deal like taking a bath-not so hot once you get accustomed to it.
sarcastic time sarcasm
Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
camels revolutionary come-up
No committee could ever come up with anything as revolutionary as a camel - anything as practical and as perfectly designed to perform effectively under such difficult conditions.
work differences outcomes
If the outcome is good, what's the difference between motives that sound good and good, sound motives?
funny witty laughter
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
feel-good advice needs
You don't need to take a persons advice to make him feel good, just ask him for it.
choose man people process
Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
content failure great whether
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.