The Dilbert Principle: The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage — management. Scott Adams’ The Dilbert Principle combines cartoons and essays on a variety of pressing management issues, such as bosses, morale, downsizing, motivation, incentives, the Internet, delegation, meetings and mission statements. A New York Times bestseller for 43 weeks, The Dilbert Principle is a refreshingly humorous take on the absurdity of corporate culture.