# Satiric Bad Boss Ads These Clever Ads Promote Leadership by Staging Improvised Sketches By Ady Floyd | Published 2015-09-13 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/satiric-bad-boss-ads-these-clever-ads-promote-leadership-by-staging-improvi References: [adweek](http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/these-ridiculous-ads-about-terrible-bosses-have-surprisingly-smart-twist-endings-166545) & [workplaceleadership.au](http://www.workplaceleadership.com.au/you-cant-improvise-good-leadership/) The Center for Workplace Leadership teamed up with Melbourne Creative to design these leadership-promoting ads, which feature improvised sketches. The clever ads highlight the importance of learning leadership skills by acting out scenes that incorporate workplace situations. The ad begins by showing a commercial set where actors are told to portray their idea of being a bad boss. However, when these scenes end, the director then asks the actors to create improvised sketches of being a good boss. At this point, many of the actors were silent until one man says, "I think it's kind of hard to improvise being a good boss because we need to learn that and leadership is an acquired skill." These [humorous ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-rewards-program) create a [meaningful impact](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/angry-orchards-latest-campaign) because all of the scenes are completely natural with no associated script. The ultimate message is that you can't improvise good leadership, but you can learn it. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Improvised Leadership:** Creating meaningful impact through improvised sketches to promote the importance of leadership skills. - **Authentic Advertising:** Designing ads with natural and unscripted scenes to convey a genuine message. - **Learning Leadership:** Emphasizing that leadership is an acquired skill that can be taught and learned. ### Who This Affects Most - **Advertising:** Using improvised sketches to create authentic and impactful advertisements. - **Professional Development:** Providing training and resources for individuals to acquire leadership skills. - **Workplace Training:** Designing programs to teach and enhance leadership abilities in the workplace. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Humorous Menswear Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mens-wearhouse.md) - [Satirical Feminist-Forward Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/underpaid-women.md) - [Amusing Work Platform Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monday-platform.md) - [Pirate-Inspired Business Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/run-a-tighter-ship.md) - [Imaginative Fantasy-Inspired Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canva-spotlights.md) - [Cinematic GenAI Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-knowit-alls.md) - [High-Concept Brand Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/legitimate-you.md) - [Cheekily Satirical Sweetener Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/in-the-raw.md) - [Irreverent Ethical Soap Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pure-rush-soap.md)