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Definition:
c) "People are promoted until they reach their level of incompetence"
German translation:
Peter-Prinzip
Sample text:
"To me, Randell personified the Peter Principle, a popular management theory of the 1970s which held that you rise to your level of incompetence - in other words, you keep getting promoted till eventually you find yourself in a job that's beyond you."
(Karl Du Fresne in The Evening Post, May 31, 2000)
Did you know?
Wordwise: The Peter Principle is the theory that an employee within an organization will advance to his or her level of incompetence and remain there, forever.
After Laurence Johnston Peter (1919-1990).
please note another word:
to peter out: zu Ende gehen, sich verlieren, sich totlaufen (mot.: absterben)
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Today's Learning Tip (17):
MAKE A “DONKEY BRIDGE”
The phrase “donkey bridge” does not exist in English. We use the Greek word “mnemonic” or “memory aid”. By creating a visual bridge with something you know in German you can often remember the word - example: the phrase “donkey bridge” is a mnemonic to help ME remember your German Eselsbrücke!
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