The Peter Principle

04/04/24 • 50 min

This week, we ask ourselves if we've reached our professional peaks and if we now fall foul to the Peter Principle, having tipped into our levels of incompetency.

Amongst many other clever things, Jono applies the principle to Football Management.

Tommy gives his insight to how relevant it is managing at the very top of a business.

And I tell how my capacity to teach stuff is severely limited by exactly the kind of incompetence the Peter Principle is based on.

Where do you feel you or maybe more interestingly, where do those around you sit within the Peter Principle?

Here are some useful links if you want to find out more about some of the bits we discussed:

The Peter Principle was first proposed by Canadian educator, Laurence J. Peter . In one of his books, he also said that "noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it."
Creator of The Paula Principle is Tom Schuller
The Dilbert Principle
The Generalised Peter Principle sketch
#1 Rule of Indoor Games
The BBC Peter Principle sitcom with Jim Broadbent on YouTube

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We'd love to hear your stories of any experience with The Peter Principle.

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All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at franccinelli.com

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This week, we ask ourselves if we've reached our professional peaks and if we now fall foul to the Peter Principle, having tipped into our levels of incompetency.

Amongst many other clever things, Jono applies the principle to Football Management.

Tommy gives his insight to how relevant it is managing at the very top of a business.

And I tell how my capacity to teach stuff is severely limited by exactly the kind of incompetence the Peter Principle is based on.

Where do you feel you or maybe more interestingly, where do those around you sit within the Peter Principle?

Here are some useful links if you want to find out more about some of the bits we discussed:

The Peter Principle was first proposed by Canadian educator, Laurence J. Peter . In one of his books, he also said that "noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it."
Creator of The Paula Principle is Tom Schuller
The Dilbert Principle
The Generalised Peter Principle sketch
#1 Rule of Indoor Games
The BBC Peter Principle sitcom with Jim Broadbent on YouTube

Please consider giving us a review or subscribing to our podcast on your podcast player. It really helps.

Please also consider putting in a pre-order for Jono's Sketchplanations book: Big Ideas, Little Pictures. Out very soon.

We'd love to hear your stories of any experience with The Peter Principle.

Ping us an email to: [email protected]

All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at franccinelli.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Botany (with James Wong) - Part 2

So much we didn't know about the wonderful world of plants.

In this compilation, double-header episode discussing some of Jono's sketches that cover fascinating elements of botany, we are joined by 2-time gold medal winner at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show, author of 6 best-selling books, and ambassador for Kew Gardens; celebrated botanist, James Wong.

Rather than edit out a tonne of insightful, educational discussion points from James, we decided to publish this episode in two parts. This is Part 2.

The sketches we discussed are:

This last sketch was based on a TED talk by Kamal Meattle - and it's an interesting listen to hear how James dissects the theory behind it.

It was also a delight to discover that all 4 of us attended the University of Bath at the same time.

Please consider giving us a review or subscribing to our podcast on your podcast player. It really helps.

Please also consider putting in a pre-order for Jono's Sketchplanations book: Big Ideas, Little Pictures. Out very soon now.

Have a story or a thought about botany and your experiences with plants?

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All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at franccinelli.com

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Next Episode

Fun at the Beach

We think beaches are great!

What about you?

In this episode:

We discuss how beaches are prime spots for enjoyment for all ages and at any time of year.
We talk about how they can be places for excitement and adrenaline; places to encourage creativity; places for quiet contemplation; and places that bring perspective to life.
Tommy goads Jono into a debate about what's better: Mountains or Beaches.
We share our best beach-find stories
and as ever, we bring in a few of Jono's other related sketches:

+ Sea Jellies and Sea Stars

+ Types of surf breaks (waves)

+ The Anatomy of a wave

+ The Strand Line

And here's the photo of "the bomb" found on the beach up near Middlesbrough.

We'd love to hear from you about your best finds or your most memorable moments at the beach.

Email us: [email protected]

All music on this podcast series provided by the very talented Franc Cinelli.

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