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A Little Corporate Humor
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"The amount of energy spent laughing at a joke should be directly proportional to the hierarchical status of the joke teller."
Dogbert’s Big Book of Business
"An
expert is somebody who is more than 50 miles from home, has no responsibility
for implementing the advice he gives, and shows slides."
Edwin Meese
"Change Management: The process of paying outsiders to create the pain that will motivate insiders to change, thereby transferring the change from the company’s coffers into those of the consultants."
Eileen C. Shapiro, Fad Surfing in the Boardroom
"Life is tough. Three out of three people die, so shut up and deal."
Ring Lardner
"It is considered impolite to ask co-workers their salaries; however, it is perfectly acceptable to deduce it by grilling them relentlessly on their spending habits."
Dogbert’s Big Book of Business
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A new survey by William M. Mercer Inc. reports that, of 286 employers polled nationwide, 29 percent encourage humor as part of their work culture while 8 percent actually have a stated policy of using fun to help cut workplace stress and attract and retain employees in today's tight job market. Mary Deibel, "Lots of Chuckles Boosts Bottom Line," The Arizona Republic, June 6,1999 |
"All rumors are true – especially if your boss denies them."
Dogbert’s Big Book of Business
"One sure way to the top is to invent scapegoats in the company and lead the charge against them. Ideally the scapegoats should be powerless and funny looking."
Dogbert’s Big Book of Business
"Never call a meeting before noon without donuts or all order will be lost."
Dogbert’s Big Book of Business
"You will appear to be a visionary planner if you decentralize everything which is centralized and centralize everything which is decentralized."
Dogbert’s Big Book of Business