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

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