Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 31st March 2020

Dilbert//11308, first published six years ago on Tuesday 31st March 2020

The Secret To Managing

Tags

managers & supervisors, business, manager, hire, people, smart, steal, success, rumor, job

Official transcript

boss to catbert: the secret to being a great manager is hiring people who are smarter than you are. then you have to take credit for their successes so they don't take your job. i also find it helpful to start rumors that they steal.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE SECRET TO BEING A GREAT MANAGER IS HIRING PEOPLE WHO ARE SMARTER THAN YOU ARE.

THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THEIR SUCCESSES SO THEY DON'T TAKE YOUR JOB.

I ALSO FIND IT HELPFUL TO START RUMORS THAT THEY STEAL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Secret to Being a Great Manager"

Summary:

• The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of managing employees who are smarter than the manager.
• The manager is advised to take credit for their successes to avoid being replaced.
• The manager also finds it helpful to start rumors that the employees steal from the company.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of managers taking credit for their team's work and the tendency to blame others for their own failures.

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