Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-03-16
Books mentioned on Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Ep. 495 Replay)
People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.
Stephen Dubner discussed The Peter Principle by Lawrence Peter. Also mentioned: THE PETER PRINCIPLE WHY THINGS ALWAYS GO WRONG by Dr. Laurence J. Peter and others.
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The Peter Principle
Discussed“so the Peter Principle is a very funny and popular management book written by Lawrence J Peter and his book offers an explanation for why we might see incompetent bosses everywhere”
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THE PETER PRINCIPLE WHY THINGS ALWAYS GO WRONG
Discussed“The book he wrote with Raymond Hall was called The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong. It wound up selling millions of copies.”
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