Written in 1969, Laurence Peter, in this book, proposes the Peter principle. With his principle, he demonstrates that the endless climbing higher and higher is bound to lead your life into a dead end. He proceeds to take the readers on a journey through the field of hierarchiology, defining the necessary terms as he goes along. He provides insight into why the bureaucracies of the world are so inefficient, why successful people are often unhappy and why the most talented people are not often rewarded. This book contains anecdotes of real life, illustrations, diagrams, charts and graphs explaining nearly every problem the human species has faced as we have entered increasingly complex organizations in the development of our civilization. A crossover between humor and a self help business classic.
