Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th August 2012

Dilbert//8520, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 12th August 2012

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work ethic great managing engaged disengaged praise and recognition encourage developement important job opinions count prodcutivity drop dead learn and grow

Official transcript

Wally: Here's a list of the twelve elements of great managing. If you do everything on that list, it will make me feel what experts call "engaged."

If you fail to do your job properly, I will feel all disengaged and do poor work. This would be a convenient time to give me some praise and recognition. You might also want to encourage my development and tell me my job is important. Remember to care about me as a person and tell me my opinions count. If you do all of that, plus seven more things on the list, you might get some productivity out of me. Boss: Leave my office and drop dead. Wally: Will that help me learn and grow?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S A LIST OF THE TWELVE ELEMENTS OF GREAT MANAGING.

IF YOU DO EVERYTHING ON THAT LIST IT WILL MAKE ME FEEL WHAT EXPERTS CALL "ENGAGED." IF YOU FAIL TO DO YOUR JOB PROPERLY, I WILL FEEL ALL DISENGAGED AND DO POOR WORK.

THIS WOULD BE A CONVENIENT TIME TO GIVE ME SOME PRAISE AND RECOGNITION.

YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY DEVELOPMENT AND TELL ME MY JOB IS IMPORTANT.

REMEMBER TO CARE ABOUT ME AS A PERSON AND TELL ME MY OPINIONS COUNT.

IF YOU DO ALL OF THAT, PLUS SEVEN MORE THINGS ON THE LIST, YOU MIGHT GET SOME PRODUC TIVITY OUT OF ME.

LEAVE MY OFFICE AND DROP DEAD.

WILL THAT HELP ME LEARN AND GROW?

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Twelve Elements of Great Managing"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with dark hair and a white shirt, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is attempting to convey a list of twelve elements of great managing. The boss emphasizes the importance of feeling engaged, but Dilbert is skeptical and unimpressed. Despite his reservations, the boss insists on sharing the entire list, which includes items such as "If you do everything on that list, it will make me feel what experts call 'engaged.'" Dilbert's response is predictably sarcastic, and the conversation ends with him asking to leave his office and drop dead.

Key Points:

• The comic strip satirizes the idea of management by objectives (MBO) and the concept of "engagement" in the workplace.
• Dilbert's skepticism and sarcasm highlight the challenges of implementing MBOs and achieving genuine engagement among employees.
• The strip pokes fun at the tendency of managers to use buzzwords and jargon to describe their goals and expectations.
• The conversation between Dilbert and his boss is a classic example of the comedic dynamic between the two characters.

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