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Office Space & Quiet Quitting: What It Means for Leadership  The misery of corporate life (boring jobs, ineffective supervisors, and a soul-crushing lack of motivation) is humorously portrayed in the 1999 cult classic Office Space. The protagonist of the movie, Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston), shows lack of engagement when he loses passion for his work, ignores his boss's orders, and eventually receives compensation for it. Even though the movie parodies the ridiculousness of office culture, its issues are still important today, especially in light of the growing popularity of quiet quitting. What is Quiet Quitting? Quiet quitting, as defined by Investopedia , is the action of employees achieving only their main responsibilities without taking on more tasks or overtime. Quiet quitters, according to professors Anthony C. Klotz and Mark C. Bolino, avoid "citizenship behaviors" like staying late at work or going to meetings that are optional. This change is a reflection ...

  Wag the Leader: How Political Manipulation Shapes Power & Perception What is the Film “Wag the Dog” About? The dark political satire Wag the Dog (1997) explores the degree to which public figures and their advisors will go to influence public opinion, especially when scandal is involved. Days before an election, a Hollywood producer named Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) and a spin doctor named Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) create a war in Albania to distract attention from a presidential scandal. The film raises issues of governmental fraud, media influence, and the public's vulnerability to manipulation in a way that is both amusing and disturbing. Fiction or Possibilities? Some would say that Wag the Dog's events are exaggerated and that politicians, despite their abilities in manipulation and persuasion, would never create a war to grab the public's attention. Others, like as Patti Aliventi , a culture critic, believe that the movie's themes are strangely curren...