Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 31st October 1999

Dilbert//3851, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 31st October 1999

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seven silo teams merge them coherent plan mutually exclusive deciding startegy losers silo teams

Official transcript

The boss is following Dilbert to a desk. The boss says, "Here are the strategies from our seven silo teams."

They sit down and the boss says, "Your job is to merge them into a coherent company plan."

Dilbert says, "These are all mutually exclusive."

Dilbert continues... "I'd have to totally change them to make them coherent."

Dilbert goes on... "In effect, I would be deciding the strategy for the entire company."

The boss says, "That's okay."

Dilbert replies, "It is?"

The boss walks off thinking, "No one ever reads it anyway."

Dilbert, at his computer thinks, "I feel sorry for those losers on the silo teams."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE ARE THE STRATEGIES FROM OUR SEVEN SILO TEAMS.

YOUR JOB IS TO MERGE THEM INTO A COHERENT COMPANY PLAN.

THESE ARE ALL MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

I'D HAVE TO TOTALLY CHANGE THEM TO MAKE THEM COHERENT IN EFFECT, I WOULD BE DECIDING THE STRATEGY FOR THE ENTIRE COMPANY.

THAT'S OKAY.

IT IS?

NO ONE EVER READS IT ANYWAY.

I FEEL SORRY FOR THOSE LOSERS ON THE SILO TEAMS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1999, presents a humorous take on corporate restructuring.

Title: "Coherent Company Plan"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows the story of a company undergoing a restructuring process.
• The CEO announces that the company will be merging its seven silo teams into a single, coherent company plan.
• The employees are initially skeptical, but eventually come to accept the change.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of implementing a new strategy and the resistance to change that often accompanies it.

Key Takeaways:

• The comic strip uses humor to highlight the difficulties of implementing change in a corporate setting.
• It suggests that even well-intentioned efforts to improve efficiency and productivity can be met with resistance and skepticism.
• Ultimately, the comic strip implies that successful change requires effective communication and a willingness to adapt.

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