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Mike Luckovich: The leading general (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago OP
With the bottle semi-hidden in his jacket... calimary 8 hrs ago #1
It is a nice touch, haha hibbing 8 hrs ago #2
That bottle made me smile LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #6
The Peter Principle... ultralite001 8 hrs ago #3
The General's first name is Gross. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #4
The ONLY general Republicans actually want. Karasu 7 hrs ago #5

ultralite001

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3. The Peter Principle...
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 02:09 PM
8 hrs ago

in action...

https://archive.ph/pLa9u

The Peter Principle Isn't A Bug / It's A Feature

Forbes - Jan 17, 2026

What makes the Peter Principle so durable isn’t the initial mistake. It’s what organizations do to preserve it.

The Protection Racket
Here’s where it gets systemic: managers promoted for the wrong reasons don’t exist in isolation. They’re surrounded by others who got there the same way—through tenure, through loyalty, through performance in a completely different context.



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