Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-04-11

Books mentioned on Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?

2 books · With Katie Johnson, Steve Tadelis, Kelly Shu · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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 WHY THINGS ALWAYS GO WRONG by Dr. Laurence J. Peter and others. Also mentioned: The Peter Principle by Dr. Laurence J. Peter and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. THE PETER PRINCIPLE WHY THINGS ALWAYS GO WRONG

    Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull · at 22:01 · mentioned 3 times

    The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong by Dr.

    Discussed
    “the Peter principal 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”
    Where to get it
  2. The Peter Principle

    Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull · at 22:09

    The Peter Principle by Dr.

    Discussed
    “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. 'Incompetent bosses everywhere... okay, I’m listening.”
    Where to get it