Corporate America Doesn't Reward Hard Work | Here's Why

Take The Power Back - Episode #9 Most people think career success comes down to how much effort you put in, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. In the end, corporate America will never reward your hard work. In this episode of Take The Power Back, I sat down with Mike Vietri, Chief Distribution Officer at Amerilife, to break down what it actually takes to succeed as a leader inside large organizations, and why so many high performers somehow end up fumbling their careers. Mike Vietri - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-vietri-39176b4a/  Take The Power Back from the Universities that don't put students first: https://www.ttpb.com/  Chapters: 00:00 - The Systems 00:40 - Who Is Mike Vietri? 03:45 - Building Scale  07:00 - Corporate Athlete  10:15 - Communication  12:54 - Discipline & Systems  17:04 - Empathy In Leadership  22:26 - Early Career  26:40 - Choosing Leadership  34:00 - Leadership Mistakes  37:10 - Image & Culture  40:41 - Take The Power Back 41:25 - Professional Boundaries  46:59 - Recognition  52:09 - The Business Model  55:30 - Founder Mindset  58:30 - Scaling Through People  01:01:58 - Staying Focused  01:04:44 - Leadership Discipline  01:10:30 - Opportunity Today  01:13:30 - Final Thoughts  01:17:08 - Outro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get connected and check out Jason’s other content: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jmickool/  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jmickool  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jason.mickool  LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/JasonMickool