Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th July 2014

Dilbert//9213, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 6th July 2014

Tags

leadership, smart way, leading, acting, twisting, hired idiots

Official transcript

Boss: You didn't show leadership on your project. Dilbert: Are you saying I didn't do things in a smart way? Boss: Leading is different from acting in the smartest way. Dilbert: So... either I can do things the smart way or I can be a leader like you? Boss: Stop twisting things around! You need to be smart and you need to show leadership! You can't expect your team to do what you want just because it's the smartest path. Dilbert: Remind me which one of us hired those idiots.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU DIDN'T SHOW LEADERSHIP ON YOUR PROJECT.

ARE YOU SAYING I DIDN'T DO THINGS IN A SMART WAY?

LEADING IS DIFFERENT FROM ACTING IN THE SMARTEST WAY.

So ... EITHER I CAN DO THINGS THE SMART WAY OR I CAN BE A LEADER LIKE YOU?

STOP TWISTING THINGS AROUND!

YOU NEED TO BE SMART AND YOU NEED TO SHOW LEADERSHIP!

YOU CAN'T EXPECT YOUR TEAM TO DO WHAT YOU WANT JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE SMARTEST PATH.

REMIND ME WHICH ONE OF US HIRED THOSE IDIOTS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Smartest Path"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2010, features Dilbert and his boss, the Pointy-Haired Boss (PHB). The conversation begins with PHB questioning Dilbert's leadership style, as he doesn't show leadership on his project. Dilbert responds by asking if PHB is saying he didn't do things in a smart way. PHB clarifies that leadership is different from acting in the smartest way, and that he can do things the smart way or be a leader like him. Dilbert then asks if PHB can remind him which one of them hired those idiots, implying that PHB is the one who hired incompetent employees.

Key Points:

• PHB questions Dilbert's leadership style.
• Dilbert responds by asking if PHB is saying he didn't do things in a smart way.
• PHB clarifies that leadership is different from acting in the smartest way.
• Dilbert implies that PHB is the one who hired incompetent employees.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of leadership and the importance of being smart in one's actions.

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