Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Laurence Johnston Peterwas a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist", best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth16 September 1919
CountryCanada
two loser
There are two sorts of losers - the good loser, and the one who can't act.
expression facts matter
As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.
humility people wonderful
Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are.
wise remember fooled
It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.
men flags he-man
The man who is always waving the flag usually waives what it stands for.
work organization levels
Peter's Principle: In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence.
communication mean worry
The advantage of modern means of communication is they enable you to worry about things in all of the world
land greed want
As the farmer said, "I'm not greedy, all I want is the land next to mine.
ideas paper cleaning
A bureaucrat's idea of cleaning up his files is to make a copy of every paper before he destroys it.
age generations middle
Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one.
leadership ships hospitality
They lead only as the carved wooden figurehead leads the ship.
decision bad-decision stigma
There is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one.
arguing havens
The surest sign that you haven't any sense is to argue with one who hasn't.
mediocrity wave tolerate
Only mediocrities rise to the top in a system that won't tolerate wave making.