New dictionary definitions for the human resources lexicon:
Palin n.
1. Pejorative term that refers to an incompetent, impractical, irrelevant or incapable person who has been appointed to a position of great importance.
2. A person who holds authority disproportionate to his or her requisite ethics and qualifications.
John was recently made principal, but everybody thinks he’s a Palin who can’t do the job.