Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 11th April 2012

Dilbert//8397, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 11th April 2012

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efficiency experts golf management consultant initate golf tournament profits sports

Official transcript

Boss: I hired a management consultant to teach us something he calls backwards causation. Dogbert: I studied the most successful companies. If you imitate them, you'll feel as if you have a strategy. Number one: sponsor a golf tournament so your CEO can meet celebrities. Boss: Profits, here we come.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT TO TEACH US SOMETHING HE CALLS BACKWARDS CAUSATION.

I STUDIED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES.

IF YOU IMITATE THEM, YOULL FEEL AS IF YOU HAVE A STRATEGY.

NUMBER ONE: SPONSOR A GOLF TOURNAMENT SO YOUR CEO CAN MEET CELEBRITIES.

PROFITS, HERE WE COME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Golf Tournament"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a distinctive appearance, in a humorous exchange with his boss.

• Dilbert's boss, a man with a receding hairline and a suit, is depicted as a stereotypical corporate executive.
• The boss asks Dilbert to come up with a strategy to meet celebrities at a golf tournament, suggesting that Dilbert should sponsor the event.
• Dilbert responds by pointing out that the boss has already met celebrities and is now seeking to emulate them.
• The boss's response is a non-sequitur, as he says "profits, here we come."
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate culture and the tendency of executives to prioritize profits over other considerations.

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