The creator of "Dilbert," the fastest-growing comic strip in America
(syndicated in more than 900 newspapers and read by more than 60 million
people), presents a hilariously biting compilation of cartoons that
expose the absurdities of corporate management. Dilbert is sweeping the
nation. "The San Francisco Chronicle" dubbed him "the cartoon hero of
the workplace, " saying that the strip "has its finger on the pulse of
the '90s white-collar workplace." Now online, it is one of the hottest
Web sites on the Internet, and more than a million copies of the
"Dilbert" cartoon books have been sold.
In this latest cartoon compilation, Dilbert's canine sidekick, the
Machiavellian Dogbert, presents a breakthrough management manual to help
bosses stick it to their employees. All too often, new managers make
mistakes like rewarding good work with good pay, communicating clearly
and improving departmental efficiency. Dogbert shows that this could
have devastating results: Employees begin to expect fair treatment and
compensation, productive workers show results (making the managers look
bad by comparison) and the department's future budget allotment could be
decreased because it spends only what it needs.
Drawn from years of experience tormenting Dilbert and advising his boss,
"Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook" uses pithy essays, whose
points are illustrated with hundreds of comic strips, to drive home the
lost cause of the employee in the workplace. It is the perfect gift for
bosses and office workers everywhere."[Adams] turns the powerful
searchlight of his intelligence on management, seeking its very essence.
Think of him as Peter Drucker with fleas." "--Fortune"
"I am nowconvinced 98% of the managers I've worked for have read this
book and taken Dogbert's advice." "--USA Today"
