Is your job slowly draining your soul? You’re not imagining it.

In this brutally honest episode of Work Trauma: How Corporations Really Work, Michael Dennisoff, CEO of Dennisoff Consulting Group, unpacks what “work trauma” really means — and why it’s not just you. From manipulative leadership to systemic dysfunction, we break down how toxic corporate structures DESTROY employee well-being... and what to do about it.

🎙️ Topics include:

What “work trauma” actually is

Why so many companies are dysfunctional

The shift from leadership to self-preservation in executive culture

The inner circle, scapegoating, and the corporate mafia

How to survive and stay sane in a broken system

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Timestamp Chapter Title

00:00 Intro – What is Work Trauma?

00:56 Common workplace damage everyone has

01:48 Why corporations are demoralizing

02:28 40 years of failed leadership training

03:21 Executive conversations behind closed doors

04:52 Companies running at 40% effectiveness

06:02 Leadership development burnout story

07:21 The shift: From innovation to preservation

08:47 Jody’s story: Promotion turns toxic

10:12 Why people stop rocking the boat

11:04 Power vs. company success

12:14 Leaders weaponizing values & vision

12:50 Executive types: The spectrum of dysfunction

16:20 Even good leaders look away

18:14 Internal comms and the image machine

19:07 Inner circle logic & alliances

20:16 How executives get away with it

21:27 Scapegoating and spin doctors

22:48 Excuses, excuses: Cloudy sales and fake genius

23:11 Weak hires and the executive mafia

24:28 Why they won’t give up the lifestyle

25:14 Business loyalty myth

26:00 What can be done?

26:45 Small biz and solopreneur alternatives

27:20 Time for structural revolution

28:43 WWE, ethics, and being the good guy

29:26 Final thoughts & how to stay smart

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