Talk:Peter principle/Archives/2013

Dolson Principle
The following text was removed on the basis that there is not reliable 3rd party reference for this variant of Peters Principle. On a quick inspection I can't find a suitable reference to support it. I am putting it here because it would be a shame to loose it if there is a suitable reference out there.


 * "The satirist D. Dolson Dolson has argued in his book Rule Zero [Dolson, D. Dolson (2007). Rule Zero: How things Really Work. Published online on Lulu] that the Peter Principle is in fact not really applicable, because it implicitly assumes that higher levels of competence are required at higher levels of an organization. Dolson maintains, in his "Dolson Principle," that "the higher the management level, the easier the job." Those in the middle and lower levels of organizations really need to know what they are doing, and are highly accountable, while those at higher levels can reach those levels politically and/or by luck, and need very little actual ability or knowledge to perform their jobs. Dolson argues that people can be demoted, not promoted, to their level of incompetence."

-- PeterEastern (talk) 18:50, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Since another editor, User:BusinessSense20000 has seen fit to add it back, I'd like to seek consensus on the "Dolson principle" and its inclusion in the article. There seem to be no reliable sources that indicate it's a real thing. It's simply one guy's self-published book. Do others have thoughts? Esrever (klaT) 18:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Without third-party sources showing that it's relevant or WP:DUE, it most certainly does not belong on an article. Just because it exists and can be verified through a primary source doesn't mean it belongs on an article. - SudoGhost 19:05, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Solutions - More Information?
At the end of the solutions section it mentions "parallel career paths" for technical people. I was hoping to find more info on the companies that do this and the formats these paths take but there is no more info linked. Can anyone suggest any additions or links (or citations / references) to add to this paragraph? DaveChild (talk) 17:55, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure if this quite fits into your question but I don't want to branch more incompetente hierarchies!

A reference I think to Prof. Cyril Northcote Parkson's book Parkinsons Law--- which discusses various subjects but starts with the premiss that organisations grow *regardless* of the amount of work to do-- I think would be relevant. I don't know really the best way to do this.

SiTrew xxii-Jan-mmix 21:28 GMT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.156.63 (talk) 21:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Ericsson, the Swedish communications company, has parallel career paths. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.184.82.88 (talk) 10:26, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Solutions - More Information?
At the end of the solutions section it mentions "parallel career paths" for technical people. I was hoping to find more info on the companies that do this and the formats these paths take but there is no more info linked. Can anyone suggest any additions or links (or citations / references) to add to this paragraph? DaveChild (talk) 17:55, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure if this quite fits into your question but I don't want to branch more incompetente hierarchies!

A reference I think to Prof. Cyril Northcote Parkson's book Parkinsons Law--- which discusses various subjects but starts with the premiss that organisations grow *regardless* of the amount of work to do-- I think would be relevant. I don't know really the best way to do this.

SiTrew xxii-Jan-mmix 21:28 GMT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.156.63 (talk) 21:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Ericsson, the Swedish communications company, has parallel career paths. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.184.82.88 (talk) 10:26, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Solutions - More Information?
At the end of the solutions section it mentions "parallel career paths" for technical people. I was hoping to find more info on the companies that do this and the formats these paths take but there is no more info linked. Can anyone suggest any additions or links (or citations / references) to add to this paragraph? DaveChild (talk) 17:55, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure if this quite fits into your question but I don't want to branch more incompetente hierarchies!

A reference I think to Prof. Cyril Northcote Parkson's book Parkinsons Law--- which discusses various subjects but starts with the premiss that organisations grow *regardless* of the amount of work to do-- I think would be relevant. I don't know really the best way to do this.

SiTrew xxii-Jan-mmix 21:28 GMT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.156.63 (talk) 21:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Ericsson, the Swedish communications company, has parallel career paths. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.184.82.88 (talk) 10:26, 1 November 2013 (UTC)