Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 10th January 2008

Dilbert//6844, first published eighteen years ago on Thursday 10th January 2008

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aligns with priorities budget lying priorities questiong

Official transcript

"Tina, put together a document showing how our budget aligns with out priorities."

"It doesn't."

"Write it so it seems like it does."

"Isn't that lying?"

"I call it leadership by words."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TINA, PUT TOGETHER A DOCUMENT SHOWING HOW OUR BUDGET ALIGNS WITH OUR PRIORITIES.

IT DOESN'T.

WRITE IT SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOES ISN'T THAT LYING?

I CALL IT LEADERSHIP BY WORDS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Leadership by Words"

Summary:

The comic strip features Tina, a character from the popular "Dilbert" series, who is tasked with presenting a document outlining how the company's budget aligns with its priorities. However, when she presents the document to her boss, he dismisses it, saying that leadership is demonstrated by words, not actions. The boss then proceeds to write "I call it leadership by words" on the document, implying that simply stating something makes it true.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that leadership is often more about appearance than substance, and that empty rhetoric can be just as effective as actual action in achieving goals. It also highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic language and the tendency for leaders to prioritize style over substance.

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