Coworker says, "What do you get when you combine cognitive bias with inaccurate information?" Coworker says, "Our business strategy! Hahahahahaha!!!" Coworker says, "I guess I should keep my day job." Dilbert says, "Good luck with that."
Dilbert says, "I collected optimistic data, put it in the context of bad analogies, seasoned it with saliency bias…" Dilbert says, "…Added herd instinct, a pinch of confirmation bias… and here's your strategy." Dilbert says, "Just add leadership." The Boss says, "Why do I always get the hard…
The cow supervisor A cow says, "I overcame a lot of bias against cows to get this job." The cow says, "People think that a cow with strong leadership skills is just a jerk." The cow says, "Is that what you think, baldy? Huh? Do you? Do you?" Wally says, "Um... I'll say no."
"I can't develop an automated testing system by the arbitrary deadline you set." "Try working smarter, not harder, with a sense of urgency, and a bias for action." "Or maybe you could do something differently." "I'm not the one who can't get his work done."
"Our new philosophy is 'a bias for action'." "Are we eliminating our Six-Sigma program, the budget cycle, ISO certification, and our approval processes?" "Can I get back to you on that?" "Sure. No rush."
Bias for Action Passion for Results "And these are our company values." "Please don't ask any questions." "Question!" "Do the results have to be good ones?" "Um...yes." "I'm not so sure. I think it would say that." "Since action and results are both important, is it okay to have bad results so long…
