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Monday June 20,
2005
Tags bungee jump, ceo, dogcart consults, reckless adventurer, volcano, worst performer
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Dogbert Consults "Your CEO is the worst performer in the entire Fortune 500." "Your best bet is to convince him to become a reckless adventurer." "Tell me again why I'd want to bungee jump into an active volcano?" "Because you can!"
Tuesday June 21,
2005
Tags fearless adventurer, chief financial iofficer, bungee cord
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It's good P.R. for the company when the CEO is a fearless adventurer. "Sounds dangerous." "Don't worry. I've asked chief financial officeer to be in charge of safety." "Okay who estimated the length of the bungee cord?"
Wednesday June 22,
2005
Tags underperforming, ;i've volcano, problem solved, underperformed, pumiced, evil, yet amusing
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"Your CEO was underperforming, so I convinced him to bungee jump into a live volcano. Problem solved." "Well, he underperformed and he got punished." "Pumiced, actually." "Evil, yet amusing."
Thursday June 23,
2005
Tags ceo buzz, hire a big name, reputation, toughness
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Dogbert's Executive Search Firm "You need to hire a big name CEO to get some buzz." "You want someone with a reputation for toughness, whoc kinows how toget the most out of people." "Come back later. I'm still getting the most out of this one."
Friday June 24,
2005
Tags 100 million, dental plan, not effective, major corporation
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Dogbert's Executive Search Firm "How would you like to be the CEO of a major corporation?" "You'd be paid $100 million per year just for showing up." "I'd have to see the dental plan." "He's not very effective during the day."
Saturday June 25,
2005
Tags ceo, major corproation, dream, risk taker, achieves goal
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Dogbert's Executive Search Firm "Ratbert, would you like to be the CEO of a major corporation?" "That had always been my dream...until I found this extension cord to gnaw on. Now I'm committed to seeing it through." "He's a risk taker who won't stop until h achieves his goal."


