How The World Chooses To Be Incompetent - The Peter Principle - FutureIQ

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In this episode, we talk about how sometimes people get promoted to jobs they're not good at. It’s called the Peter Principle, and it happens when someone is really good at their current job but gets promoted to a higher role where they struggle. We also discuss how many businesses end up with people who aren’t really good at their jobs because of this. It might sound funny, but it happens a lot! We’ll explain how promotions can go wrong and why sometimes people stay in jobs they’re not ready for. Don’t worry, we also share some funny ideas on how to fix it! More Videos For You: Why Idiots Think They Are Smart: https://youtu.be/GtmcY3t5hB4 Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us up on Twitter: @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice: https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS The Peter Principle: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle Book: https://www.amazon.in/Peter-Principle-Things-Always-Wrong/dp/0062092065 Illusion of Validity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_validity Sturgeon's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law Gell-Mann amnesia effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect O-Ring Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKkOmIW9bjg #futureiq #incompetence

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