Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 22nd November 1999

Dilbert//3873, first published 27 years ago on Monday 22nd November 1999

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new ceo turnaround expert pleasure to meet business process value based management method

Official transcript

Alice, the boss, Wally, Asok and a new guy with big sharp teeth and horns on his head are in a meeting. The new guy looks like the devil. The boss directs evryone's attention to him and says, "This our new CEO. He has a reputation as a turnaround expert."

Asok says, "It is a pleasure to meet you. Do you favor TQM or more of a business process approach?"

The new guy replies, "I'm partial to the value-based management method."

Asok says, "I'm not familiar with that one."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS OUR NEW CEO. HE HAS A REPUTATION AS A TURNAROUND EXPERT.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. DO YOU FAVOR TQM OR MORE OF A BUSINESS PROCESS APPROACH?

I'M PARTIAL TO THE VALUE-BASED MANAGEMENT METHOD.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Value-Based Management Method"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1999, features Dilbert and his colleagues in a meeting with a new CEO. The CEO introduces himself as a "turnaround expert" and asks the team if they favor TQM (Total Quality Management) or more of a business process approach. Dilbert responds that he is partial to the value-based management method, which is unfamiliar to the CEO.

Key Points:

• The CEO introduces himself as a "turnaround expert"
• He asks the team about their approach to business management
• Dilbert mentions his preference for the value-based management method
• The CEO is unfamiliar with this approach

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from the CEO's ignorance of the value-based management method, which is a common approach in business management. The punchline is that the CEO is unfamiliar with a method that is widely used in the industry, making him seem out of touch with modern business practices.

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