. What is meant by the "level of incompetence"?

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Review the following article "Incompetence Rains, Er, Reigns: What The Peter Principle Means Today" and answer the following questions.

1. What is meant by the "level of incompetence"?

2. How can you, as a supervisor, help an employee stuck in the Peter Principle?

3. In your current, or past, job(s) have you witnessed anyone promoted to their level of incompetence?

4. How true/untrue is the statement "the fact that a person is a good worker does not guarantee that this same person will be a good supervisor"? 

5. Do you agree/disagree with principle 7 and the statement "incompetent people will do the least damage to competent people’s productivity"?

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