Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 28th July 2015

Dilbert//9600, first published 11 years ago on Tuesday 28th July 2015

Hire Smarter People

Tags

leadership, success, insult, power, compliment, backhanded compliment, ego, humility, humble

Official transcript

CEO: The secret to my success is that I hire people who are smarter than me. And then I tell those smart people exactly what to do. It keeps you humble. Dilbert: Good, because all of this was starting to go to my head.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE SECRET TO MY SUCCESS IS THAT I HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE SMARTER THAN ME.

AND THEN I TELL THOSE SMART PEOPLE EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.

IT KEEPS YOU HUMBLE.

GOOD, BECAUSE ALL OF THIS WAS STARTING TO GO TO MY HEAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hiring Smart People"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled bald man, sitting at his desk. He is addressing a man in a red shirt, who has just been hired.

Panel 1:

Dilbert says, "THE SECRET TO MY SUCCESS IS THAT I HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE SMARTER THAN ME."

Panel 2:

The man in the red shirt responds, "AND THEN I TELL THOSE SMART PEOPLE EXACTLY WHAT TO DO."

Panel 3:

Dilbert points at the man and says, "IT KEEPS YOU HUMBLE."

Panel 4:

The man in the red shirt replies, "GOOD, BECAUSE ALL OF THIS WAS STARTING TO GO TO MY HEAD."

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the importance of humility in leadership and the value of hiring intelligent individuals who can be directed effectively.

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