The Dilbert Principle - Couverture souple

Adams, Scott

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752223828 ISBN 13 : 9780752223827

Editeur : Boxtree Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

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 -- management. 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!

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The creator of Dilbert, the fastest-growing comic strip in the nation, takes a look at corporate America in all its glorious lunacy.These hilarious essays on incompetent bosses, rampant 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 -- management.

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 work place.

Now he takes the next step, attacking corporate culture head-on in this light-hearted series of essays. Adams explores the zeitgeist of ever-changing management trends, overbearing egos, management incompetence, bottomless bureaucracies, petrifying performance reviews, three-hour meetings, the confusion of the information super highway, and more.

With sharp eyes, and an even sharper wit, Adams exposes, and skewers, the bizarre absurdities of everyday corporate life. The Dilbert Principle rings so true! Listeners will be convinced that he has been spying on their bosses.

Revue de presse

Un petit dessin vaut mieux qu'un long discours
Si votre patron clame que les ressources humaines sont le principal actif de l'entreprise, mais qu'il préfère faire refaire son bureau plutôt que d'embaucher la personne qui manque, si les murs de son antre disparaissent sous les missions de l'entreprise et les axes de changement, s'il vous demande un rapport sur le rapport alors votre entreprise applique le principe Dilbert: elle met les idiots au management pour ne pas gêner la production.
Dilbert est un ingénieur sans bouche en forme de blaireau, représentatif de notre époque, et dont les aventures sont désopilantes. Au coeur des reengineering, empowerment, downsizing, dans son bureau ouvert (cubicle), il subit vaillamment les absurdités de ses supérieurs ignorants et de ses collaborateurs inconscients.
Des anecdotes véridiques, alimentées par les dix-sept années que l'auteur a passées dans un cubicle, notamment à la Pacific Bell, et par les 300 à 800 e-mail quotidiens que ses 85000 fans lui envoient.
Scott Adams a beau prétendre avoir délayé un peu pour faire un livre - Les livres de management sont un marché juteux -, vous ne vous ennuierez pas une seconde. -- L'Entreprise

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Boxtree Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0752223828
• ISBN 13: 9780752223827
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais