The PHB is "focusing" on Asok. Asok has been taking lessons from Wally as part of Wally's Zen Corporate Subversion elementary routines....wait 'til Asok gets to the more difficult ones...
The Analogy:
All baby birds (Asok) leap from the nest and either flap-&-fly or flop-&-fly, the latter in this case entails a quick down-ward descent and the nasty engagement of few obstacles (branches, eaves-trough, the waiting cat!(the PHB), etc.) then, after hitting the ground-level (frames 4 & 5) and with a little luck, and some nurturing from a mama/papa bird (corporate mentor-Wally/Dilbert), the baby bird (Asok) will be up and flying in no-time!
The Moral of the Story:
A good Mentor will save you from the claws of the cat!