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The Dilbert Principle            Paperback (8.05” x 6.05”)
A Cubicle’s-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions
By: Scott Adams
Designed by: Caitlin Daniels
Cover Design by: Lisa Beth Cohen

The creator of Dilbert, the fastest-growing comic strip in the nation (syndicated in nearly 1000 newspapers), takes a look at corporate America in all its glorious lunacy. Lavishly illustrated with Dilbert strips, these hilarious essays on incompetent bosses, management fads, bewildering technological changes and so much more, will make anyone who has ever worked in an office laugh out loud in recognition.

The Dilbert Principle: The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage.

Since 1989, Scott Adams has been illustrating this principle each day, lampooning the corporate world through Dilbert, his enormously popular comic strip. In Dilbert, the potato-shaped, abuse-absorbing hero of the strip, Adams has given voice to the millions of Americans buffeted by the many adversities of the workplace.

Now he takes the next step, attacking corporate culture head-on in this lighthearted series of essays. Packed with more than 100 hilarious cartoons, these 25 chapters explore the zeitgeist of ever-changing management trends, overbearing egos, management incompetence, bottomless bureaucracies, petrifying performance reviews, three-hour meetings, the confusion of the information superhighway and more. With sharp eyes, and an even sharper wit, Adams exposes — and skewers — the bizarre absurdities of everyday corporate life. Readers will be convinced that he must be spying on their bosses, The Dilbert Principle rings so true!

From the back cover:

Comics Have Never Been More Creative or More Intelligent.

Graphic Novels have shown comic art can be astounding, the stories real and human or complete wondrous escape limited only by the talent and imagination of the artist. In an age of hype and ham-handed Hollywood froth, comics in graphic novels might be the most refreshing discovery you can make.

Let this be your guide into this unassuming yet astonishing creative new world.

Contents:                                                                                             Page:
Foreword: Big Opening                                                                           ix
Introduction: Why Is Business So Absurd?                                              1
The Dilbert Principle                                                                                11
Humaniliation                                                                                           18
Business Communication                                                                        35
Great Lies of Management                                                                      51
Machiavellian Methods                                                                            62
Employee Strategies                                                                               91
Performance Reviews                                                                             101
Pretending to Work                                                                                  112
Swearing: The Key to Success for Women                                             121
How to Get Your Way                                                                              124
Marketing and Communication                                                               131
Management Consultants                                                                       151
Business Plans                                                                                       162
Engineers, Scientists, Programmers, and Other Odd People                170
Change                                                                                                   196
Budgeting                                                                                                201
Sales                                                                                                       212
Meetings                                                                                                 220
Projects                                                                                                  227
ISO 9000                                                                                                240
Downsizing                                                                                            244
How to Tell If Your Company is Doomed                                               264
Reengineering                                                                                       274
Team-Building Exercises                                                                       280
Leaders                                                                                                 287
New Company Model: OA5                                                                  315

Paperback is bagged and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly. 

First Paperback Edition
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Publication Date: 1997 
Format: B&W, 336 pages, PB, 8.05” x 6.05″ 
ISBN-10: 0887308589
ISBN-13: 9780887308581 

Collectible Entertainment note: Paperback is in Good condition. (has writing on inside of front cover >> see 4th scan)  Overall… Nice Reading Copy!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Dilbert comic strip collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended. 

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