Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st April 2012

Dilbert//8387, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 1st April 2012

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being freightened creepy vibe leadership obsolete public speaking sense of urgency thread the needle tech platforms

Official transcript

Dogbert: You need to imbue your staff with a sense of urgency. Boss: Gaaa!!! Our technology platforms are obsolete! Dogbert: Try it again with less panic. Boss: We're doomed, and yet, I am not the least bit worried. Dogbert: That one had a creepy vibe. A sense of urgency is halfway between being too frightened to act and too dumb to know what to do. Boss: Gaaa!!! Duh!!! Dogbert: You didn't quite thread the needle. Boss: Here comes leadership!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO IMBUE YOUR STAFF WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY.

GAAA!!! OUR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS ARE OBSOLETE!

TRY IT AGAIN WITH LESS PANIC.

WE'RE DOOMED, AND YET, I AM NOT THE LEAST BIT WORRIED.

THAT ONE HAD A CREEPY VIBE.

A SENSE OF URGENCY IS HALFWAY BETWEEN BEING TOO FRIGHTENED TO ACT AND TOO DUMB TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.

GAAA!!!

DUH!!!

YOU DIDN'T QUITE THREAD THE NEEDLE.

HERE COMES LEADERSHIP!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Technology Platforms are Obsolete"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert and his boss discussing the obsolescence of technology platforms. The conversation begins with the boss stating that the staff needs to be imbued with a sense of urgency. Dilbert responds by saying that their technology platforms are obsolete, prompting the boss to try again with less panic. However, the boss is doomed and not the least bit worried, as he is more concerned about leadership than the need for a new platform. The conversation ends with the boss saying that Dilbert didn't quite thread the needle, implying that he is not the right person to lead the company. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of managing technology and the importance of effective leadership.

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