From the cranky man's upcoming book on bad management styles:
It's important for some managers to be thought of as the smartest person in the room.
Accordingly, if you want to be the smartest person in the room, there are two variables: how smart you are and the size of the room.
Here are some common tactics to follow:
-- Be the smartest person in the room.
-- Work hard and learn a lot to be the smartest person in the room.
-- Pose as if you are the smartest person in the room and treat everyone else as if they are idiots. Dilbert’s pointy-hair boss.
-- Be quiet and don’t expose your weak spots. Learn to mumble.
-- Get a room your size and stay in it.
-- Adjust the size and shape of the room and control it to accommodate your individual smartnesses. This can get kind of messy, but if you use some of the tactics above, you can sometimes confuse people enough to keep them off balance.