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The Peter Principle
The Peter Principle is a concept in management theory in which the selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate’s performance in their current role, rather than on abilities related to the intended role. Thus, In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties
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Dunning-Kruger effect
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a strange phenomenon that makes unskilled or uneducated people overestimate their abilities. Incompetent people can't know they're incompetent because their incompetence is the very thing that robs them of the ability to realize how incompetent they are.
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Groundhog Day Syndrome
Groundhog Day Syndrome is the feeling that you're reliving the same day over and over again. Nothing has changed, and it seems as though you're doing an identical routine every single day and week
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The Law of Reversibility
The Law of Reversibility says that “If you feel a certain way, you will act in a manner consistent with that feeling.”But if you act in a manner consistent with that feeling, even if you don’t feel it, the Law of Reversibility will create the feeling that is consistent with your actions.
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The Matthew effect
Matthew principle, or Matthew effect of accumulated advantage can be observed in many aspects of life and fields of activity. It is sometimes summarized by the adage "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer".The concept is applicable to matters of fame or status, but may also be applied liter...
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The Peter Principle
Also known as The Peter principle of Incompetence, it claims that people who do their job well are promoted to positions of greater responsibility, and so on, until they reach a position in which they are incompetent, so they remain stuck in that position.
The Peter Principle
It describes what can happen when an employee does well in one job and is subsequently promoted. She/he does well in the new role and is promoted again. This continues up and until the employee is put in a position where she stops performing well and is, therefore, left in a position wh...
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