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Jeremy Strong’s portrayal of Kendall Roy in Succession has had an unexpected impact on how young entrepreneurs and middle managers carry themselves. The "Kendall walk"—that self-conscious, hoodie-wearing, mumbling-rap-lyrics strut—has been parodied endlessly. But more deeply, the show captured the performance of being a boss. Popular media now teaches us that leadership looks like controlled chaos. As a result, many executives now consciously perform "strategic disarray" to appear authentic, blurring the line between genuine competence and televised incompetence.

| Trend | Description | Example | | --- | --- | --- | | The "Corporate Cringe" Edit | Office workers remixing popular show scenes (e.g., Succession’s Kendall rapping) into internal Slack memes. | #SuccessionIn3Slides | | Background Binge Culture | Watching familiar sitcoms (Friends, The Office) for the 10th time while working from home. | Netflix’s "Play Something" feature. | | Podcast Clip Farms | Aggressive editing of long-form interviews (e.g., Huberman Lab) into 2-minute work-break content. | YouTube Shorts: "5 dopamine hacks for your 9-5." | | ASMR for Focus | Popular media sounds re-engineered for work (e.g., 10-hour loop of Harry Potter library fireplace). | Spotify’s "Ambient Hogwarts" playlists. | wowgirls240224oliviasparklehappyendxxx work