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FINANCIAL TIMES: Don’t allow ambition to cloud our talent judgment

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Sir, I read with interest Tim Harford’s Undercover Economist column “ We should not let bad managers stick around” (July 21). As he rightly points out, the Peter Principle has been a somewhat satirical theory, yet there is a great deal of substance behind it, as demonstrated by Alan Benson, Danielle Li and Kelly Shue’s research.

Period4 Aug 2018

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  • TitleDon’t allow ambition to cloud our talent judgment
    Media name/outletFinancial Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date4/08/18
    DescriptionSir, I read with interest Tim Harford’s Undercover Economist column “ We should not let bad managers stick around” (July 21). As he rightly points out, the Peter Principle has been a somewhat satirical theory, yet there is a great deal of substance behind it, as demonstrated by Alan Benson, Danielle Li and Kelly Shue’s research.
    URLhttps://www.ft.com/content/802017b6-8c16-11e8-b18d-0181731a0340
    PersonsCary Cooper
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Keywords

  • promotion
  • workplace culture
  • ambition
  • careers