You may not believe this today, but your future self will despise you for trading happiness and effectiveness for money. It is always better to be earn less money and be happy and effective in your position. Ruthlessly compare your current level of happiness against future earnings. Don’t pursue a promotion simply because it’s the next step on the ladder. Don’t accept a promotion simply because it’s offered. Be honest about your strengths and especially your weaknesses. If you are excellent at your job, you will eventually be promoted to the level of incompetence unless you are one of the less than 1% of people who are capable of ascended to the highest rank in an organization and occupying the corner office (and you’re not).Ĭonstantly reflect upon your skill set, current position, and possible future positions. Thus, employees only stop being promoted once they can no longer perform effectively, and therefore they will ultimately find themselves in a position in which they cannot succeed. This occurs because selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate’s performance in their current role rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role. The Peter Principle states that employees will invariably be promoted to their level of incompetence. Three important things to understand about The Peter Principle: In many of these situations, I believe that the problem relates directly to something called The Peter Principle, and if the employee had only been more cognizant of this principle, he or she would be happier and more effective in the workplace today. There was a time when they were effective, but they have now risen to a position where their skill set or aptitude no longer matches the demands of their daily work. I also know many people who are ineffective in their jobs. There was a time when they were happy, but then they ascended to a position that is both joyless and without satisfaction. I know many people who are unhappy in their jobs.
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