In corporate structures I think this is very true until you get to high C-level roles where the stress may be a reasonable tradeoff for the comp. There's a tre

In corporate structures I think this is very true until you get to high C-level roles where the stress may be a reasonable tradeoff for the comp. There's a tremendous increase in expectations, effort, and risk with what I dub an inappropriate tradeoff in comp. If I'm striving for what I consider a true leadership role, the only option in my mind is entrepreneurship. Why take the stress and risk for little potential reward as a leader in a small corner of a massive organization? I suppose this could be dubbed a "dipping your toe in the water" of the broad skills needed by successful entrepreneurs without eating all the risk as a learning experience, but I think that would be misguided as an entrepreneur in a startup environment, you're going to manage and think very differently in terms of approach than some middle management in a corporate structur. The dynamics are just very very different between these roles from my observation and experience.