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Research: Do People Really Get Promoted to Their Level of Incompetence?

Harvard Business Review

You’ve probably encountered managers you admire more for their technical skills than for their actual leadership skills. In other words, organizations manage careers so that everyone “rises to the level of their incompetence.” HIROKAZU JIKE/Getty Images. The Peter Principle, laid out in a 1969 book by Dr. Laurence J.

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What You Should Know About Dodd-Frank and What Happens If It’s Rolled Back

Harvard Business Review

The flip side of the stress test, though, is that there is some possibility for the banks to reverse-engineer and game the results. Career Bankers Alone Can’t Solve the Financial Industry’s Problems. Congressional leadership included some measures in Dodd-Frank to constrain the Federal Reserve’s power.