Love your response, John. Yes, I think the Peter Principle is sound. Your experience with the corporation you mention is both amazing and all too common. It's why Scott Adams hits home with his Dilbert cartoons. Your example also speaks to the "contrived environment" I mention, where the outcome you describe may not be questioned, except by someone like you, from the outside, and with the ability for critical thinking.

I also think that we get the result you describe because really smart people who could lead limit their advancement, knowing what they would be getting into in their particular culture or environment, which is so unfortunate.

Hopefully, this makes those of us who do get it, and have a passion and commitment to great leadership to take yet another step to make things better.

Thanks for weighing, John. I always count on you. Mary