--- title: "Physician Leadership Dirty Little Secrets #3 - The Peter Principle" description: "The Peter Principle - When you took your leadership position you became an absolutely classic example of the Peter Principle." --- ![Physician-leadership-dirty-little-secrets-banner_opt970W.jpg](https://support.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Leadership%20Dirty%20Little%20Secrets%20Images/Physician-leadership-dirty-little-secrets-banner_opt970W.jpg?width=970&height=144&name=Physician-leadership-dirty-little-secrets-banner_opt970W.jpg) # **Dirty Little Secret #3 ** # **The Peter Principle** When you took your leadership position you became an absolutely classic example of the *Peter Principle.* [unless you learned to lead *before* you became a doctor ... in sports or the military or some other leadership position - which is quite rare, BTW] ## Watch Your Email for the next Dirty Little Secret Video Lesson   --- ---   The books mentioned in the video: 1. ***First Break all the Rules*** - Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman 2. ***Patients Come Second** *- Paul Spiegelman and Britt Berrett 3. ***Tribal Leadership*** - Dave Logan and John King [The Wikipedia page on the Peter Principle is here ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle)     **You can Bypass all 5 of these Dirty Little Secrets!** **Let us give you the Skills and Support to become a true Servant Leader and a*n Effective Wellness Champion* for Your People. ** **At the *Quadruple Aim Physician Leadership Retreat*** **April 25 - 28, 2024 ~ LIVE on ZOOM **No Travel Hassles or Expense [**CLICK HERE for the Complete Retreat Overview**](https://support.thehappymd.com/quadruple-aim-physician-leadership-retreat-spring-2024) [![QAPLRLiveShot_opt-200W](https://support.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/4A_Leadership_Retreat_Images/QAPLR%202018%20Images/QAPLRLiveShot_opt-200W.jpg?width=200&name=QAPLRLiveShot_opt-200W.jpg)](https://support.thehappymd.com/quadruple-aim-physician-leadership-retreat-2021)Learn 3 Levels of Wellness Tools - for You - for Your Teams - for your Entire Organization In three days, we will share everything we have learned working with hundreds of physician leaders at all levels in all sizes of healthcare organizations. 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