Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 17th July 1998

Dilbert//3380, first published 28 years ago on Friday 17th July 1998

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project plan strategy leadership radiates boss ego proud strategy is plan

Official transcript

Dilbert at his computer terminal. The Boss says, "Is your project plan done?"

Diblert ressonds, "I can't do a plan until you tell me the strategy."

The Boss says, "My strategy is to make you do a plan."

Dilbert stares at his computer. The Boss walks away and thinks, "Sometimes the leadership just radiates from my body."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IS YOUR PROJECT PLAN DONE?

I CAN'T DO A PLAN UNTIL YOU TELL ME THE STRATEGY.

MY STRATEGY IS TO MAKE YOU DO A PLAN.

SOMETIMES THE LEADERSHIP JUST RADIATES FROM MY BODY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Sometimes the Leadership Just Radiates from My Body."

Comic Strip Summary

The comic strip features a conversation between two men in suits. The first man asks if the project plan is done, and the second man responds that he can't do a plan until he tells him the strategy. The first man then says his strategy is to make the second man do a plan, and the second man responds that sometimes the leadership just radiates from his body.

Key Takeaways

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the tendency for leaders to micromanage.
• The conversation between the two men is a humorous example of how leaders can get bogged down in details and lose sight of the bigger picture.
• The punchline about the leadership radiating from the second man's body is a clever commentary on the idea that some leaders seem to have a natural ability to inspire and motivate others, even if they don't always have a clear plan in place.

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