“Why so serious?” The line is memorable because it cuts through pretense. The Joker was not asking for chaos. He was exposing hypocrisy. People pretending this is all very important, very controlled, very rational. When in reality, it is not. Lately, scrolling LinkedIn feels like watching that scene on repeat. Stories proudly shared. Lessons supposedly learned. And beneath them, a disturbing seriousness about work and people that has lost all proportion. ...
From Hand-Waving to Hands-On Leadership Some leaders speak with absolute confidence but offer very little clarity. They communicate in slogans, headlines, and big statements, not because the work is strategic, but because this is their default mode. It doesn’t matter whether the topic is AI strategy, a roadmap shift, a bug fix, or a simple user flow. The pattern is the same: big words, big confidence, and no details. And the moment you ask how, the answers dissolve into vague gestures and confident phrases that sound important but say nothing. ...