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Corey-osity UnleashedS2E6 Corey-osity Unleashed with Zach MercurioEmployee engagement just hit a decade low -- despite over a billion dollars poured into fixing it. What if the entire industry has been solving the wrong problem?Leadership researcher Zach Mercurio has spent years studying what actually makes people thrive at work. His answer isn't another engagement framework or recognition platform. It's something far more elemental: mattering. The daily experience of feeling seen, heard, valued, and needed by the people around you. His research across 22 industries and thousands of workers reveals a striking pattern -- it's never the perks, the awards, or the...
2026-03-0644 min
Connecting the DotsThe Power of Mattering with Zach MercurioZach Mercurio, Ph.D., is a researcher, author, and speaker who specializes in purposeful leadership, mattering, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology.He wrote "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose." His forthcoming book, "The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance," will be released by Harvard Business Review Press in 2025.Zach works with hundreds of organizations worldwide to forge purposeful leaders who enable mattering, motivation, well-being, and performance. Some of his clients include the U.S. Army, USA Wrestling, J.P. Morgan...
2026-03-0532 min
What The Fear?!Fear, Mattering and Meaningful work - with Zach MercurioWhat makes people feel like they matter - and what happens when they don’t? In this episode I’m joined by Zach Mercurio - researcher, author of The Power of Mattering, and one of the leading voices on meaningful work - to explore the primal human need to matter, and the fears that surface when that need goes unmet.
For more than twenty years, organisations have tried to foster employee engagement with programmes, platforms and perks. But through his research, Zach discovered that the “disengagement problem” is really a mattering problem.
When people don’t feel see...
2026-03-0148 min
FRIED. The Burnout PodcastMattering at Work: The Missing Leadership Skill Driving Engagement, Retention, and Burnout Recovery | Zach MercurioBelonging might get you on the team, but if burnout is a systems problem, then mattering is a systems solution. Cait sits down with Zach Mercurio, PhD, author of The Power of Mattering, to examine why engagement continues to decline even in organizations investing heavily in culture initiatives. If burnout is a systems problem, then addressing workplace burnout requires more than resilience training. It requires redesigning how leaders show up in everyday interactions.Zach breaks down the difference between belonging, inclusion, and mattering. Belonging is being welcomed. Inclusion is being invited to participate. Mattering...
2026-02-2250 min
Beyond PotentialEp 75: Creating meaningful work through mattering - with guest Zach MercurioIn this episode of the Beyond Potential podcast, Tom Emery and Tom Mason are joined by author, speaker, facilitator, and researcher, Zach Mercurio.
Drawing on decades of qualitative research, Zach explores why feeling seen, heard, valued and needed is at the heart of meaningful work and why no wellbeing initiative, engagement survey or leadership framework can replace the impact of everyday human interactions.
Together, they discuss:
why “mattering” is a missing ingredient in modern organisations
how leadership behaviours shape energy, motivation and wellbeing
the danger of transactional leadership and checklist culture
why leadership should be t...
2026-02-0642 min
What Juices You PodcastWhat Juices You with Zach Mercurio | Why ‘Mattering’ is a Leading Indicator of ResultsPerformance is a lagging indicator of how a person feels. In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson talks with Zach Mercurio, PhD, about why mattering is a measurable mechanism for results.Zach makes the link clear: the degree to which people add value is correlatational to the degree to which they feel valued. When leaders help people feel seen, heard, and essential, they unlock the energy and ownership that performance-driven cultures are built on. Brady and Zach explore how Zach’s research gives leaders “permission” to focus on the human...
2026-02-0258 min
Connected Leadership with Peter BoydLeading the Way | Zach Mercurio: Finding Your Purpose, So That Others See Their OwnAs a researcher, author, and keynote speaker specializing in leadership and purpose, Zach Mercurio explores a question within everyday workplace interactions: Do people know that they matter? Drawing from years of research on purposeful leadership and human motivation, Zach reveals how small, interpersonal leadership behaviors—listening deeply, noticing effort, and showing genuine care—can transform performance, well-being, and trust. From the science of mattering to practical strategies leaders can apply immediately, Zach reframes leadership not as authority, but as the daily work of helping others feel significant, valued, and seen.
This episode offers powerful insight into leading with...
2026-01-2659 min
The Life Sciences Leadership ShowThe Power of Mattering: Creating Cultures of Significance with Zach MercurioIn this episode of The Life Sciences Leadership Show, host and leadership communication coach Michael Piperno sits down with Zach Mercurio—acclaimed researcher, leadership development facilitator, and author of The Invisible Leader and The Power of Mattering. Together, they explore the art and science of purposeful leadership and the profound impact of helping people feel truly significant in their work.Zach shares his research-backed insights on how leaders can create cultures where people feel seen, heard, and valued—not through buzzwords or grand gestures, but through intentional daily interactions. Their conversation highlights why so‑called “soft skills” like empat...
2026-01-2231 min
Lassoing LeadershipThe Power of Mattering with Dr. Zach Mercurio - S3E24 - Beard's Book ClubKeywordsleadership, empathy, mattering, significance, education, workplace culture, gratitude, belonging, engagement, coachingSummaryIn this episode of Lassoing Leadership, hosts Jason Rogers and Garth Nichols sit down with Dr. Zach Mercurio to explore the essential human need to matter. Together, they unpack why significance is a primal driver for people, the difference between belonging and mattering, and how leaders can create cultures where individuals feel valued and essential. Dr. Mercurio shares practical strategies for addressing the “mattering deficit” in schools and organizations, illustrating how small, intentional acts of gratitude and recognition can transform engagement, performance, and...
2026-01-1335 min
Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting PodcastEpisode 217 - Dr Kathy Weston Talks with Dr Zach Mercurio: The Importance of MatteringWhat does it really mean to feel that we matter? In this interview, leadership researcher Dr Zach Mercurio explores why feeling seen, heard and valued is central to wellbeing, resilience and performance. Drawing on research and real-world examples, Dr Mercurio shows how mattering is built through everyday interactions, explains why purpose grows from feeling significant to others, and discusses how small, intentional actions like noticing, affirming strengths and repairing relationships can make a profound difference. He offers practical, evidence-informed insights for leaders, educators and parents who want to create environments where people know they are valued and needed.
2025-12-1939 min
NEWDAY - Inspired Leadership for the Greater GoodThe Power of Mattering with Dr Zach MercurioIn this powerful and thought provoking conversation, Katrina is joined by one of the world’s leading researchers on meaning and mattering at work, Dr Zach Mercurio. As an author, educator and advisor to global organisations, Zach has spent decades studying the conditions that allow people to feel significant, valued and capable. His work offers a clear and practical pathway for leaders and teams who want to build cultures of trust and genuine connection.Zach shares how his own search for meaning led him to discover the impact of purposeful work, why mattering is a ba...
2025-12-1155 min
Show Up as a Leader with Dr. Rosie WardMattering Is the Future of Leadership with Zach MercurioWhat if the key to transforming workplace culture isn't perks or programs, but one powerful, overlooked human need? Rosie sits down with Zach Mercurio, author of "The Power of Mattering" and one of Inc.'s top 50 leadership experts, to explore why mattering might just be the most important leadership skill of our time. Together, they unpack how feeling seen, valued, and essential isn't just a "nice-to-have," it's a basic human need that directly impacts engagement, trust, and performance. Zach gives insights on why intuition doesn't scale, how "soft" skills are now business-critical, and why the...
2025-12-1157 min
Scaling Up Business with Bill GallagherBest of 2025: The Power of Mattering with Zach MercurioWhat does it really mean for people to feel like they matter in the workplace?In this episode, Zach Mercurio unpacks why mattering is the missing piece in most workplace cultures and how leaders can foster it. He also explores how a sense of value and contribution drives engagement, innovation, and retention. Zach is on a mission to make work and life more meaningful. As an author, researcher, and speaker, he helps leaders create environments where people feel valued. Topics explored in this episode: (02:15) The Science of Mattering* How mat...
2025-11-2648 minConnecting the DotsThe Skills of Mattering with Zach MercurioZach Mercurio, Ph.D., is a researcher, author, and speaker who specializes in purposeful leadership, mattering, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology.He wrote "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose." His forthcoming book, "The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance," will be released by Harvard Business Review Press in 2025.Zach works with hundreds of organizations worldwide to forge purposeful leaders who enable mattering, motivation, well-being, and performance. Some of his clients include the U.S. Army, USA Wrestling, J.P. Morgan...
2025-11-1335 min
Real Relationships Real Revenue - Video Edition | Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your CareerHow to Make People Feel Seen, Heard, and Needed with Author Zach MercurioWhat makes someone truly care about their work, their team, or even you? In this episode, I sit down with Zach Mercurio, one of the world's leading experts on the science of "mattering." We unpack why nothing can truly matter to someone unless they first feel that they matter to you — and how that insight can transform relationships, leadership, and client trust. Zach shares fascinating research, relatable stories, and practical scripts for showing others that they're seen, heard, and valued in both professional and personal settings. We dig deep into the "why" behind mattering and move into th...
2025-11-0452 minReal Relationships Real Revenue - Video Edition | Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your CareerHow to Make People Feel Seen, Heard, and Needed with Author Zach MercurioWhat makes someone truly care about their work, their team, or even you? In this episode, I sit down with Zach Mercurio, one of the world's leading experts on the science of "mattering." We unpack why nothing can truly matter to someone unless they first feel that they matter to you — and how that insight can transform relationships, leadership, and client trust. Zach shares fascinating research, relatable stories, and practical scripts for showing others that they're seen, heard, and valued in both professional and personal settings. We dig deep into the "why" behind mattering and move into th...
2025-11-0452 min
Real Relationships Real Revenue - Audio Edition | Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your CareerHow to Make People Feel Seen, Heard, and Needed with Author Zach MercurioWhat makes someone truly care about their work, their team, or even you? In this episode, I sit down with Zach Mercurio, one of the world's leading experts on the science of "mattering." We unpack why nothing can truly matter to someone unless they first feel that they matter to you — and how that insight can transform relationships, leadership, and client trust. Zach shares fascinating research, relatable stories, and practical scripts for showing others that they're seen, heard, and valued in both professional and personal settings. We dig deep into the "why" behind mattering and move into th...
2025-11-0452 min
Better At Work with Cathal QuinlanThe One Thing Every Employee Needs (But Never Gets) | Zach Mercurio | S4 E5Only 30% of people feel like someone at work cares for them as a person. The lowest it's ever been.Zach Mercurio refers to this as a mattering deficit. And you can't solve it with perks, programs, or engagement initiatives. You can only solve it through daily interactions where people feel genuinely cared for.In this conversation, Zach breaks down the difference between caring about people (from a distance) and caring for people (getting close enough actually to understand them), why mattering is a survival instinct, and his framework for making people feel significant: noticing, affirming, and needing.This one's...
2025-10-2245 min
The WorkWell Podcast™The Power of Mattering: From Invisible to Invaluable with Zach MercurioIn this episode of The WorkWell Podcast™, Jen Fisher speaks with Zach Mercurio, author of "The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance." Despite billions invested in engagement programs and wellbeing initiatives, employees are more disengaged than ever—and the problem isn't what most leaders think. This conversation reveals why mattering can't be addressed through programs and perks, and what leaders must do differently at the interaction level to help people feel truly seen, valued, and significant.Episode Highlights:Why engagement is at its lowest point in a decade despite $2 billion inve...
2025-10-0957 minThe WorkWell Podcast™The Power of Mattering: From Invisible to Invaluable with Zach MercurioIn this episode of The WorkWell Podcast™, Jen Fisher speaks with Zach Mercurio, author of "The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance." Despite billions invested in engagement programs and wellbeing initiatives, employees are more disengaged than ever—and the problem isn't what most leaders think. This conversation reveals why mattering can't be addressed through programs and perks, and what leaders must do differently at the interaction level to help people feel truly seen, valued, and significant.Episode Highlights:Why engagement is at its lowest point in a decade despite $2 billion inve...
2025-10-0957 min
The Leadership Project Podcast290. The Power of Mattering in Leadership: How Being Valued Fuels Impact with Zach MercurioWhat if the key to motivation and well-being isn’t finding your purpose, but first believing you’re worthy of having one? Zach Mercurio returns to The Leadership Project with a powerful insight: “It is almost impossible for anything to matter to someone who doesn’t first believe that they matter.” He explains why many self-help books and engagement programs fall short — because they overlook the human need to matter and feel significant to others.In his new book The Power of Mattering, Zach reveals how feeling seen, valued, and needed drives our sense of purpose. Whe...
2025-10-0659 min
Work BetterWhy Mattering Matters with Zach Mercurio - Part Two (S6:E11)Most people want to feel like what they do matters -- but too often, they’re expected to care without being shown that they’re cared for. In this episode of Work Better, host Chris Congdon continues her conversation with researcher and author Zach Mercurio about the power of mattering. Discover how leaders can build cultures of significance by noticing, affirming, and showing people they’re needed. It’s not just about soft skills -- it’s about unlocking real performance and helping people thrive.
Zach Mercurio, Ph.D., is a researcher and advisor on purposeful leadership and the science of matteri...
2025-09-1726 min
Sustainable Ambition166. Zach Mercurio: The Power of Mattering at Work and in LifeKnowing that our work matters is a fundamental human need. But so many organizations and leaders struggle to help people feel that their work is worthy of the effort they put in.My guest today, Zach Mercurio, invites us to explore the fundamental role of work in our lives. In this crisis moment when more and more people feel negatively about work, mattering is an essential antidote to apathy and disconnection.Learn more about Zach Mercurio:WebsiteConnect On LinkedInInstagram: @zachmercurioX: @zachmercurioThe Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a...
2025-09-0349 min
The Remarkable Leadership PodcastThe Power of Mattering with Zach MercurioWhat happens when you realize you matter? In this episode, Kevin talks with Zach Mercurio about the often-overlooked human need to feel important and how leaders at all levels can foster this through everyday interactions. Zach explains how his early research with custodial staff showed that small, intentional moments—like being seen, acknowledged, and validated—are the building blocks of meaning at work. These "moments of mattering," he says, aren't about big gestures but about real human connection. Kevin and Zach also explore the link between mattering and trust, the challenge of staying focused in today's distracted world, and how...
2025-09-0336 minWork BetterWhy Mattering Matters with Zach Mercurio - Part One (S6:E10)Most people want to feel like what they do matters – but too often, they’re expected to care without being shown that they’re cared for. In this episode of Work Better, host Chris Congdon talks with Zach Mercurio, researcher and author of The Power of Mattering, about why feeling valued is essential to adding value. Learn how leaders can build cultures of significance that reduce loneliness, boost engagement, and help people thrive.
Zach Mercurio, Ph.D., is a researcher and advisor on purposeful leadership and the science of mattering. He helps organizations build cultures of meaning and motivation, and teache...
2025-09-0235 min
The Business End of AgilityThe Power of Mattering with Dr Zach MercurioWhy do people stay engaged, loyal, and inspired at work—and in life? According to researcher, speaker, and author Dr. Zach Mercurio, the answer lies in one of the most overlooked human needs: the need to matter.In this insightful episode, we dive deep into the themes of Zach’s latest book, The Power of Mattering, and explore how creating a culture of significance can radically improve leadership, employee engagement, motivation, and wellbeing.Discover how small, intentional interactions can spark transformation in the workplace and beyond. Learn practical strategies to help others feel seen, heard, and va...
2025-08-2954 min
UnseriousBeing Seen Changes Everything: The Psychology of Mattering with Zach MercurioWhen people feel seen, heard, and needed at work, everything shifts. Motivation, performance, retention and well-being all improve. Too often that sense of significance is missing, and the cost to teams and organizations is massive.In this episode, we talk with Zach Mercurio, author of The Power of Mattering, about how leaders can create cultures where people genuinely feel valued. We explore:- The difference between mattering, belonging, and self-esteem- What happens when people feel invisible at work and how to prevent it- The everyday practices leaders can use to help...
2025-08-2839 min
Do Good To Lead Well with Craig DowdenThe Power of Mattering: Transforming Leadership Through Meaningful Connection with Zach MercurioCan small, meaningful interactions transform leadership and organizational success? Join us as we explore this fascinating question with Zach Mercurio, an authority in purposeful leadership and positive organizational psychology. Through Zach's compelling research, we uncover the concept of "mattering" in the workplace, a crucial element often overlooked amidst traditional rewards like pay raises and promotions. As employees grapple with feelings of invisibility, Zach introduces the idea of a "mattering deficit" and shares his insights on how leaders can create cultures where every team member feels valued and significant, elevating both well-being and performance.
2025-08-2856 min
Workday Playdate305: Anti-Mattering Is a Thing (And Leaders Like You Can Help End It) with Zach Mercurio In this episode of Workday Playdate, Erin sits down with Dr. Zach Mercurio—researcher, author, and leading voice on meaningful work—to unpack a quiet crisis in today’s workplaces: anti-mattering. If you’ve ever felt invisible at work or noticed your team going through the motions, this episode will give you the language and tools to change that. Instead of brushing past the small moments, Dr. Mercurio shows how everyday interactions shape whether people feel seen, valued, and significant. With research-backed insights and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to build psychological safety, boost employee engagement, and create...
2025-08-2745 min
Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt192. Beyond Recognition: The Power of Mattering at Work with Zach MercurioWhat if true recognition at work wasn’t about awards or bonuses, but about helping people feel they genuinely matter every single day? In this episode, Dr. Zach Mercurio joins Teri Schmidt to reveal why small, everyday interactions, not flashy programs, are the secret sauce behind thriving, high-performing teams. Together, they unpack the science of “mattering,” practical leadership skills you can use today, and why AI will never replace the power of human connection at work. Resources:Zach's website (with free resources, including a self-assessment)Connect with Zach on LinkedIn
2025-08-2045 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job1083: How Tiny Actions Inspire Others through Mattering with Zach MercurioZach Mercurio reveals the hidden epidemic that’s plaguing the workplace—and what we can do about it.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The root of disengagement and quiet quitting2) How to help others feel valued in just 30 seconds3) The questions that help people feel seenSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1083 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT GINO — Zach Mercurio is a researcher, leadership development facilitator, and speaker specializing in purposeful leadership, mattering, and meaningful work. He advises le...
2025-08-1146 min
Lead the People#132: From Invisible to Invaluable: Building Cultures of Significance with Zach MercurioWhat happens when people don’t feel seen, needed, or valued at work? In this episode, author and researcher Zach Mercurio joins Matt Poepsel for a powerful conversation on mattering — the often-missing ingredient in modern leadership.
They explore why recognition isn’t enough, how to build cultures where people feel irreplaceable, and what happens when leaders prioritize purpose over pressure. From simple check-ins to intentional affirmation, Zach shares research-backed habits that help people feel noticed, affirmed, and essential — every single day.
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2025-07-3133 min
Wellbeing Ignites WelldoingThe Power of Mattering: How Leaders Build Cultures with Zach MercurioZach Mercurio, is one of today’s leading voices in meaningful work, purposeful leadership, and positive organizational culture.He’s the author of The Invisible Leader and The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. Through decades of research, teaching, and consulting with organizations like Marriott, Delta Airlines, the U.S. Army, and the FDA, Zach empowers leaders to create cultures where people feel seen, valued, and essential.Zach will help us explore how mattering — feeling noticed, needed, and important — is a fundamental human need often overlooked in modern work cultures.Spe...
2025-07-0956 min
Truly Human LeadershipZach Mercurio and the Power of MatteringAlmost ten years ago, our CEO, Bob Chapman's book, Everybody Matters was released. It is a documentation of the lessons Bob and Barry-Wehmiller have learned along our journey. Among the most important insights we gained: Everybody wants to know that who they are and what they do matters. Mattering is a term that is getting more and more attention lately. A while back, you may remember episodes of our podcast that featured our friend Jennifer Wallace, who has written a book on mattering and children. And separately, Professor Isaac Prilleltensky, who has done a lot of research...
2025-07-0946 minTruly Human LeadershipZach Mercurio and the Power of MatteringAlmost ten years ago, our CEO, Bob Chapman's book, Everybody Matters was released. It is a documentation of the lessons Bob and Barry-Wehmiller have learned along our journey. Among the most important insights we gained: Everybody wants to know that who they are and what they do matters. Mattering is a term that is getting more and more attention lately. A while back, you may remember episodes of our podcast that featured our friend Jennifer Wallace, who has written a book on mattering and children. And separately, Professor Isaac Prilleltensky, who has done a lot of research...
2025-07-0946 min
Facilitating Change: How to create transformative spaces that inspire, empower & drive real changeBeyond Purpose: Why Mattering Comes First with Zach MercurioIn this episode of Facilitating Change, Cole talks with Zach Mercurio about the critical yet often overlooked concept of mattering, which is the fundamental human need to feel significant to the people around us. The conversation explores how we're experiencing not just a loneliness epidemic or disengagement crisis, but a mattering deficit where people feel unseen, unheard, and undervalued in their daily interactions. Zach shares powerful stories from his work with organizations ranging from airlines to electronics companies, demonstrating how small moments of genuine connection can transform entire workplace cultures.
Throughout their discussion, Zach emphasizes the crucial...
2025-07-0148 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastThe Five Words That Change Lives | Zach MercurioZach Mercurio joins us to discuss the power of mattering—why it's a foundational human need and how it can be cultivated through small but meaningful interactions. From leadership strategies to personal stories, we explore how feeling seen, heard, and valued changes everything.
Topics
[0:00] Intro and Speed Round with Zach Mercurio
[3:31] Why Mattering Matters
[11:29] Purpose, Meaning, and Mattering: What’s the Difference?
[16:21] Mattering as a Survival Instinct
[26:14] “If It Wasn’t For You…”
[35:22] The Importance of Mattering in Leadership
[40:55] The Role of Mattering in Organizational Culture
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2025-06-171h 12
Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance260: How to make work meaningful with Zach MercurioAre your workplace connections making your team thrive, or driving disengagement?In this episode of the Happier at Work podcast, Aoife O’Brien welcomes Dr. Zach Mercurio back for a powerful conversation on the workplace “mattering deficit” and how creating a true sense of significance can transform teams. Drawing on the latest research, including worrying trends of record-low employee engagement and the global loneliness epidemic, Zach reveals why transactional digital interactions and a lack of quality human connection are at the heart of the issue. He explains why perks, pay, and platforms alone can’t compensate for the dail...
2025-06-1350 min
Live+Work More HumanFeeling Invisible? The Game Changing Impact of Mattering at Work with Zach MercurioIn this incredible episode we’re discussing The Power of Mattering with Zach Mercurio. We admire Zach’s work, so much so he’s officially our first repeat guest on We Are Human Leaders! His poignant new book The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance is arguably one of the most needed in the world right now!In this conversation Zach shares with us the damning data on the state of work–despite the billions of dollars of investment made in employee engagement, retention, wellbeing, belonging, you name it–we’re more disenga...
2025-06-0339 min
Above The BusinessEpisode 467: The Power of Mattering - How to Build a Culture Where People Feel Significant with Zach MercurioIn this episode of Above the Business, host Bradley Hamdier speaks with Zach Mercurio, author of "The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance." They dive deep into the practical skills leaders need to make team members feel valued, especially in small businesses with 2-25 employees where every person's contribution is crucial.Zach Mercurio is a researcher and consultant who studies what makes work meaningful. He spends 30% of his time conducting research at the Center for Meaning and Purpose and the rest learning from leaders and teaching others how to create cultures where...
2025-06-0236 min
Your Work Friends | Fresh Insights on the Now and Next of WorkThe Power of Mattering: What Happens When People Feel Truly Seen w/ Zach MercurioSend a textWell friends, we're getting deep today - and we mean DEEP.Ever feel like you're just going through the motions at work? Like you could disappear tomorrow and nobody would really notice? Yeah, we've all been there. This episode might just change how you show up everywhere.We sat down with Zach Mercurio, researcher and author of "The Power of Mattering," and honestly? This conversation hit us right in the feelings. Zach breaks down why 30% of people feel invisible at work (despite being in meetings ALL DAY), and...
2025-05-2851 min
Growing with PurposeZach Mercurio: Creating a Mattering MovementOn this episode of the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman speaks with Zach Mercurio, a researcher, author, and leadership development facilitator specializing in purposeful leadership, mattering, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. His latest book, The Power of Mattering, is available now.
Zach is an expert in the importance and implementation of mattering in the workplace, but it’s a path he had to carve out for himself. The desire to explore this topic was sparked in him after his first job out of college. Working in advertising sales, he noticed the jarring fact that he...
2025-05-2848 min
The Workplace Podcast in association with YellowWoodEpisode 115: The Power of Mattering with Zach MercurioMattering isn't "touchy-feely" - it's as fundamental as eating or sleeping. And in our current challenging times, people need to feel they matter more than ever.
In the latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, William Corless sits down with Zach Mercurio to dive deep into his powerful book "The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance."
Zach is a researcher, leadership development facilitator, and speaker who specialises in purposeful leadership and meaningful work. He holds a PhD from Colorado State University and serves as a senior fellow at the Centre for...
2025-05-2351 min
Live GreatlyWhat It Takes to Really Be Fulfilled at Work with Zach Mercurio, Author of The Power of MatteringOn this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with Zach Mercurio, author of The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. Kristel and Zach discuss actionable things that can support meaningful relationships and tips to make the people in your work and life feel valued. Tune in now! Key Takeaways From This Episode: What is mattering and why is it important Actionable things that can have a big impact around making people feel valued Why being intentional and even scheduling ways to make people feel valued is so important A...
2025-05-2024 min
Change WiredThe Mattering Deficit with Zach Mercurio. Communication masterclass to create workplaces where people thrive, and build relationships that fulfill.What if could upgrade performance at work, build deep relationships at home and in the workplace, heal loneliness everywhere by communicating 3 simple things?We're facing a crisis that's hiding in plain sight.It's not just loneliness or disengagement - it's what researcher Zach Mercurio calls a "mattering deficit." Despite our hyper-connected world, people simply don't feel seen, heard, and valued in their everyday interactions.The statistics are striking: one-third of people report persistent loneliness, 70% feel emotionally uninvested in their work, and half of students don't...
2025-05-1848 min
Grow the GoodWhy Feeling Valued Matters: Creating a Culture of Significance with Zach MercurioEver wonder why feeling valued and significant at work (and in life!) matters so much? This week, I'm thrilled to welcome researcher, author, and purposeful leadership expert Zach Mercurio to Grow the Good. Zach dives deep into the critical concept of mattering—the foundational human need to feel significant, seen, and valued by others.Drawing from his latest book, The Power of Mattering, Zach shares compelling insights on why feeling significant isn't just nice to have; it's essential for our mental health, resilience, and overall performance. We discuss authentic purpose, how digital life impacts meaningful connection, and pr...
2025-05-151h 04
The Grey Areas Podcast with Kelsey DonlonThe Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance with Zach MercurioWelcome back to The Grey Areas Podcast! This week, we’re joined by Zach Mercurio, a researcher, speaker and author of The Invisible Leader and The Power of Mattering. Through his work with global brands like the US Army, Delta Airlines, and the National Park Service, Zach shares how purposeful leadership creates cultures where people truly feel seen, valued, and essential.In this episode, we dive deep into how leaders can build trust, repair broken relationships, and activate purpose at every level of an organization. Zach also shares real-world examples of how small, consistent acts of recognition ca...
2025-05-1456 min
I Wish They Knew(Ep. 229) Zach Mercurio: Why mattering mattersIN EPISODE 229:Making others feel like they matter is no small matter - and it doesn't require big gestures. In Episode 229, Zach Mercurio shows how leaders can help others experience greatersignificance at work. We discuss practical ways to notice, affirm and make people feel needed, how to ask questions that foster trust, and what organizations can do to create more supportive workplaces. ABOUT ZACH MERCURIO:Zach Mercurio is a researcher, leadership development facilitator, and speaker specializing in purposeful leadership, mattering, and meaningful work. He's a senior fellow at Colorado State U...
2025-05-1317 min
Passion Struck with John R. MilesDr. Zach Mercurio on How Leaders Can Help People Feel Seen | EP 610In this compelling conversation, John R. Miles is joined by Dr. Zach Mercurio, one of the world’s leading voices on purposeful leadership and the psychology of mattering. As the author of The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Cultivate a Culture of Significance (Harvard Business Review Press, 2025), Zach brings decades of research to a timely discussion on why people are craving something deeper at work—and how leaders can answer that call.Click here for the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/zach-mercurio-how-leaders-help-people-feel-seen/Join the Ignition Room!Join the new free Passion Struc...
2025-05-1359 min
Meikles & Dimes204: How To Show People They Matter | Zach MercurioZach Mercurio is a researcher, author, and speaker specializing in leadership, mattering, and meaningful work. He is the author of the books The Invisible Leader and The Power of Mattering, and some of his clients include the U.S. Army, J.P. Morgan Chase, Delta Airlines, Marriott International, The Government of Canada, and The National Park Service.
Zach also serves as one of Simon Sinek’s “Optimist Instructors,” teaching a course with Simon on how leaders can show everyone how they matter.
Zach earned a Ph.D. in organizational learning, performance, and change from Colorado State...
2025-05-1216 min
Coaching for LeadersThe Way to Notice People Better, with Zach MercurioZach Mercurio: The Power of Mattering
Zach Mercurio is an author, researcher, and speaker specializing in purposeful leadership, mattering, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He teaches a course with past guest Simon Sinek on how leaders can show everyone how they matter. He is the author of The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance*.
When you ask people what mattered in their careers, few cite the bonus, or the stock options, or the employee of the month award. What they do talk about are the times they were remembered...
2025-05-1238 min
Relationship EquityZach Mercurio on the Power of Mattering: How to Make People Feel Seen, Valued & Needed (Part Two)In Part 2, Richard Walker continues his deep dive with Zach Mercurio into the power of "mattering"—the belief that we are seen, valued, and needed by those around us. Building on their earlier conversation, Zach and Richard explore how small, intentional interactions can combat the growing loneliness epidemic and disengagement in workplaces and society. Zach shares his research-backed framework for fostering mattering: **Noticed, Affirmed, and Needed**. He reveals how simple acts—like holding a door, asking meaningful questions, or remembering personal details—can transform relationships and organizational culture. The discussion also tackles the dangers of "learned helplessness," where people disengage because t...
2025-05-0631 minRelationship EquityZach Mercurio on the Power of Mattering: How to Make People Feel Seen, Valued & Needed (Part One)Richard Walker sits down with Zach Mercurio, a leading expert on the concept of "mattering," to explore how feeling valued and significant impacts motivation, performance, and well-being in the workplace. Zach shares his personal journey from a disengaged employee in the advertising world to a researcher dedicated to helping individuals and organizations cultivate a sense of purpose and connection. The conversation delves into the critical difference between having a job that matters and experiencing mattering in your job, highlighting how small, meaningful interactions—not promotions or paychecks—truly make people feel seen and valued. Richard and Zach also tackle the chal...
2025-04-2927 min
Be The Good with KateYou Matter, Authentic Purpose, & A Child's POV with Zach Mercurio, Ep. 143Welcome to a brand new season of Be The Good with Kate—the show that sparks inspiration, ignites passion, and celebrates the everyday changemakers making a real difference. After 140 episodes, I'm still blown away by the incredible stories our guests have shared. No matter their background, age, location, or resources, each one reminds us that we all have the power to make the world a little better.What a way to begin the season with this week’s guest! Zach Mercurio is an author and researcher who’s devoted his work to helping people understand a powerful truth...
2025-04-2125 min
Greatness PodcastGreatness Podcast (Ep 145) | Zach Mercurio Discusses His Book The Power of MatteringDo you matter? Do the people you work with feel that they matter? Employee engagement, despite becoming a $1 billion industry, is at a 10-year low. Only 39% of employees say someone cares for them.My good friend and fellow PhD student Zach Mercurio joined the Greatness Podcast to share research-based insights from his latest book, The Power of Mattering. Sixty-percent of people are in what Zach calls "front line, low choice occupations", and leaders help all people find meaning in their work by "adding rigor to caring". "We expect people to care before they feel cared for." We...
2025-04-1636 min
Scaling Up Business with Bill GallagherThe Power of Mattering with Zach MercurioWhat does it really mean for people to feel like they matter in the workplace?In this episode, Zach Mercurio unpacks why mattering is the missing piece in most workplace cultures and how leaders can foster it. He also explores how a sense of value and contribution drives engagement, innovation, and retention. Zach is on a mission to make work and life more meaningful. As an author, researcher, and speaker, he helps leaders create environments where people feel valued. Topics explored in this episode: (02:15) The Sci...
2025-04-0247 min
Love in ActionZach Mercurio: How to Create a Culture Where People Truly MatterPre-order Marcel’s new book, “Humane Leadership: Lead with Radical Love, Be a Kick-ass Boss” → https://www.amazon.com/Humane-Leadership-Lead-Radical-Kick-Ass-ebook/dp/B0CWG3PTL4
Episode recap:
Zach Mercurio shared the importance of creating an atmosphere where people feel significant and can express their ideas openly instead of feeling ignored or underappreciated at work. The conversation also highlighted the significance of soft skills, and the concept of "mattering" in the context of job satisfaction and well-being. The conversation ended with discussions on strategies for better noticing and hearing people, the importance of psychological safety in the wo...
2025-03-281h 17
Meaningful Work MattersTiny Moments Matter: Lessons from Zach MercurioIn this episode of Meaningful Work Matters, Andrew sits down with Zach Mercurio to explore the fundamental human need to matter.As both a researcher and practitioner in organizational psychology, Mercurio shares profound insights into how the experience of mattering shapes workplace behavior, engagement, and well-being. Through compelling stories and research-backed observations, he explains how mattering isn't just about feeling valued, but about the essential human instinct to be significant to others.The conversation delves into how recent global events like the pandemic have amplified people's search for meaning, leading to phenomena like the Great...
2024-11-1850 min
The Freedom Experience with Jean MoncrieffEpisode 29: The Hidden Truth About Purpose at Work with Zach Mercurio 🎙️ THE FREEDOM EXPERIENCE - Episode 29
The Hidden Truth About Purpose at Work with Zach Mercurio
In this powerful conversation with Zach Mercurio, we explore why purpose isn't just about having a mission statement - it's about creating environments where people truly feel they matter. Zach shares insights from his research and upcoming book about how leaders can build cultures of significance in their organizations.
🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Purpose exists in every role - it's about connecting work to human impact
Creating purpose statements is only 1% of the work - implementation is key
Leaders need speci...
2024-11-1758 min
Flourish FMEpisode #59: How to Harness Meaning, Mattering and Purpose for a Flourishing Work Life, with Dr. Zach MercurioZach Mercurio, Ph.D., is a researcher, author, and speaker specializing in purposeful leadership, mattering, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. As author of The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose, Zach has inspired individuals and organizations to discover and leverage their unique purpose to drive engagement and success. He is also a leading expert on workplace culture, helping leaders cultivate environments where people feel valued and motivated. His research on meaningful work has received awards from the Association for Talent Development, the Academy of Management, and the Academy of Human...
2024-10-2956 min
The Tyler Dickerhoof ShowLeaders Fail When They Demand Value Before Giving It with Zach MercurioIn this episode, Tyler Dickerhoof chats with Zach Mercurio, an expert in purposeful leadership and meaningful work. Zach shares his journey from the world of corporate sales to becoming a research fellow at Colorado State University, where he studies the intersection of purpose and human flourishing. We dive deep into the concept of mattering and explore why creating environments where people feel valued is the cornerstone of effective leadership.Zach reveals the powerful impact of positive psychology in the workplace and challenges the traditional transactional approach to leadership. He discusses how leaders can shift...
2024-08-2146 min
Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance181: Exploring Leading Indicators for Happier Workplaces with Zach MercurioHow do you create more significance in your work? In this episode of Happier at Work, host Aoife O'Brien welcomes Zach Mercurio, a renowned expert in organisational purpose, meaningful work, and leadership. Zach shares his deep insights on how to find purpose and meaning in the workplace and create a work environment that brings out the best in everyone.Zach's passion for values-driven leadership shines through as he highlights the importance of optimising interactions and equipping leaders to create meaningfulness, safety, availability, and support. He encourages us to shift our focus from short-term solutions like signing bonuses...
2023-11-1051 min
Be Worth* FollowingMattering . . . Matters (way more than you think), with Zach MercurioThis episode will change how you think about the impact leaders have on their followers as human beings. Zach Mercurio, author, keynote speaker, and researcher, joined the Be Worth* Following podcast to share how purposeful leadership and mattering can change lives. Zach began researching the concept of "mattering" while trying to discover why some individuals lived and worked with more purpose, regardless of the kind of work they did. What he discovered has tremendous implications for leaders and guides the work that Zach does today. In this episode of the podcast, Zach shares some of...
2023-11-0853 min![Being [at Work]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/e/a/7/aea75dec13d311be16c3140a3186d450/Being_at_Work_Podcast_Cover_Art_0226.jpg)
Being [at Work]162: The Ingredients to “Mattering” at Work with Zach MercurioZach Mercurio grew up believing that success was defined by societal standards and outward indicators of achievement. However, he soon realized that this approach did not lead to fulfillment. He is now a keynote speaker and a facilitator who uses research-based practice-proven tools to cultivate organizations that enable mattering at work. Andrea Butcher sits down with Zach to explore the crucial link between sustained human performance and sustained human well-being. They delve into the power of mattering, the impact of our environment, and the transformative potential of recognizing our own significance. This conversation will challenge your perspective...
2023-10-1936 min
Let Go & Lead with Maril MacDonaldZach Mercurio | How to become a more purposeful leader For researcher, professor and author Zach Mercurio, "mattering" is not a new buzz word: it's a primal human survival instinct embedded in our brains from 6 million years of programming, and something businesses need to take very seriously. Zach is an expert in what makes work meaningful, and to him, the facts are clear: Meaningfulness is not developed through a program or initiative — it's developed and maintained through human interactions. He and Maril discuss why it's so important for people to know that they're significant to others; why often, we blame humans for problems that are actually the fault of ba...
2023-09-1956 min
Live Your PossiblePurposeful Leadership: Making People Matter With Zach MercurioWhat does it mean to have a purposeful career? It's not living two-sevenths of the week and drudging the rest of it. It's gaining a clear understanding of the impact one can make and the contribution they bring to the larger whole. But how can we instill this sense of purpose in people? Purposeful leadership plays a crucial role—something that Zach Mercurio has dedicated his career to studying. Zach emphasizes the importance and impact of making people feel valued and matter. Additionally, Zach discusses his book, "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of...
2023-08-0246 min
Live+Work More HumanIs Meaningfulness The New Measure Of Success at Work? with Zach Mercurio Ph.D.Have you ever experienced work with a true sense purpose and meaning? Knowing that what you’re contributing has an impact on outcomes greater than yourself?How did that make you feel? If you’ve never experienced this, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle to find meaning in the work we do everyday, it may not be your fault.Welcome to We are Human Leaders. In this conversation with Zach Mercurio we explore how meaningfulness at work can transform our lives and workplaces.In this episode we explore how organizations who drives cul...
2023-06-1438 min
Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization ShowMaslow, Maslow, and Mattering at Work with Zach MercurioAre you tired of feeling like just another cog in the corporate machine? Yearning for a deeper sense of purpose than just picking up a paycheck? In this episode, we're throwing out the rulebook and challenging the status quo. Listen as one of our favorite mental health experts Zach Mercurio exposes the trap surrounding Maslow's Pyramid and shakes up our understanding of what it means to be self-actualized. Together with the groundbreaking insights of Martin Seligman, a trailblazing positive psychologist, Mercurio dives headfirst into the distinction between the meaning of work and meaning in work. Get ready to...
2023-06-081h 00
The Employee Experience in Education PodcastMattering in the Workplace: Creating Meaningful Employee Experiences with Zach Mercurio“In October, the US surgeon General, America\'s top medical doctor, named mattering at work a key priority for improving the nation\'s mental health.”
Zach Mercurio is a researcher, writer and speaker who is passionate about cultivating meaningfulness in life and work. He believes that well-being is a community effort and that leaders hold great power in creating environments that support and encourage this. Having experienced purposelessness early on in his career, Zach now focuses on researching and teaching about how people can find meaning in their work and personal lives.
But what exactly is m...
2023-05-0851 min
Inspire GreatnessHow Leaders Can Identify and Share Their Authentic Purpose with Zach MercurioIn this episode we talked with Zach Mercurio about how leaders can identify and share their authentic purpose.Zach Mercurio is a researcher, speaker, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He is also the author of The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose.Zach works with clients and partners like J.P. Morgan Chase, The Government of Canada, Marriott International, American Express Global Business Travel, the Food and Drug Administration, Michelin, the N...
2023-03-3036 min
The On Purpose PodcastEp. 200 - Zach MercurioFor episode 200, we wanted to bring back one of our most popular guests, Zach Mercurio! Zach is a Ph. D., author, purposeful leader, speaker, professor, visionary and all around great guy.Zach was first a guest on episode 55 that aired on April 2, 2020. Much has changed since then. One thing has remained the same. Living a purposeful life.Connect with Zach on LinkedIn, instagram , twitter, facebook and his websiteWant more The On Purpose Podcast?Find full episodes and more! Check in on Instagram , FacebookFind Us on...
2023-03-2356 min
Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization ShowCreating a Culture of Mattering at Work with Zach MercurioYou only need one reason to listen to this episode: mattering at work really matters. For millions of employees, going to work can be a drag. Couple that with the fact that we spend more than a third of our lives at work. Yet somehow, employers and managers have figured out how to make it even worse. It's no wonder why so many workers just show up for a paycheck and flip jobs for a 50 cent raise. Instead of honoring our human instinct for significance, managers focus on getting us to connect with the team without actually...
2023-02-1756 min
12 Geniuses PodcastThe Power of Purpose with Zach MercurioZach Mercurio, Ph.D. is an author, researcher, speaker, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He wrote “The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose.” Zach earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change from Colorado State University where he serves as an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Psychology’s Center for Meaning and Purpose and as an Instructor in the Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change program.In this interview, Zach discusses the benefits of knowing and living your purpose. He also t...
2022-09-0841 min
The Growth CollectiveHelping Employees Find Purpose Beyond a Paycheck: Revisiting a conversation with Zach MercurioSummer Replay 2022: We're revisiting a few relevant & helpful episodes from the past until we return with a new episode in Late August 2022. The best companies relentlessly focus on their contribution to the world and the humans in it and trust the effects (profitability, growth, lower turnover, etc.) will follow. Culture and how people feel when they work, directly affects their ability to flourish and make positive contributions. This episode replay features Zach Mercurio - the most popular guest on the Growth Collective podcast. Zach helps leaders enable the daily experience of purpose, meaningfulness, and mattering. He is...
2022-08-0259 min
The Conscious Leadership RevolutionHow to Engage a 1.0 Leader with Zach MercurioOn this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Zach Mercurio joins the show. We talk about how to engage a 1.0 leader and going on your own leadership journey.
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A prime example is our client, MiQ who has increased their revenue by 35% YOY, has 83% employee engagement when the global average is 21% and reduced turnover by 28% YOY.
Can you afford to leave revenue, productivity on the table and afford to lose your employees? If y...
2022-08-011h 00
The Carolina PodcastEpisode 15: Leadership - Conversation with Zach MercurioToday, we are thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Zach Mercurio, a passionate keynote speaker, consultant, author, and professor. For further information, please visit the website: https://www.zachmercurio.comThanks, Dr. Mercurio for sparing time and joining us. We hope you enjoy the podcast!Follow us:Instagram - @slluncTwitter - @UNC_SLLFacebook - Student Life and Leadership University of North CarolinaYoutube - SLL UNC
2022-03-1121 min
The Growth CollectiveInvisible Factors Driving the Great Resignation: A conversation with Zach MercurioLong before the pandemic led to the great resignation organizations who understood the power of establishing meaningfulness in work had an easier time engaging and keeping top talent. Not surprisingly, the organizations losing the most talent are those that haven’t been intentional about this. My guest for the podcast understands the human element of the work world well. Zach Mercurio is one of the leading experts on the role of purpose and meaning in organizations, work, and life. Through speaking, consulting, and research, Zach has helped diverse organizations and individuals around the world understand how purpose and meaning unlea...
2022-02-0447 min
Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!Episode 109 - Redefining Success to Meet Your Unique Function —with Zach MercurioA person’s life path isn’t any different to building a structure. You first need to know its specific function before you can successfully build. Yet, we work backwards and try to envision the form of a person’s life and skip over their unique function. How can there be a successful form (life) without first knowing the function? What if instead we first understood their unique purpose and where those gifts and strengths make a unique impact? Zach Mercurio is an author, researcher, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, mattering, and positive organizational develop...
2021-12-0944 min
The Leadership Project Podcast031. Lead with Purpose and Meaning with Zach Mercurio💭 Do you know your own true purpose and meaning? Do you lead with purpose, meaning and impact?In today's episode we are joined by Zach Mercurio, bestselling author of The Invisible Leader, as he shares his wisdom, insights and experiences in helping people find their own uniqueness; their purpose' and their meaning.We explore what this means for your team leadership. How do you lead with purpose and meaning. This is arguably the best interview we have conducted on the show to date.YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS....
2021-10-201h 16
The Leadership Communication Show with Michael PipernoPurpose and Mattering with Zach MercurioMany of my regular listeners already know that purpose is a topic I like to talk about — because it’s important, yet sometimes feels elusive to leaders and teams. That’s one of the reasons I invited Zach Mercurio to join me on The Leadership Communication Show. He’s a researcher, author, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, mattering, and positive organizational development. Good stuff, right?
On this episode, Zach and I cover a lot of topics from his personal journey to find purpose and meaning in his work to the importance of feeling that you matt...
2021-10-1536 min
Bradley Wright, Life Purpose Lab#68. Redeeming Work with Purpose: Purpose Researcher Zach MercurioPurpose is usually talked about as a destination. "What is the purpose of my life?" But, is it something that can be experienced every day? What does purpose mean as a day-to-day experience?Zach Mercurio spent two years studying how janitors found purpose and meaning in their work. Even though they were doing menial work, some of them found greater purpose in what they did. This research gave him deep insight into the lived experience of purpose. It involves less of what we actually do and more how we do it. This powerful idea opens up the door...
2021-09-2253 min
Classroom 5.01 - The Power of Purpose in Education, Work and Leadership, with Zach MercurioCan purpose provide a career roadmap for the next gen in these uncertain and changing times? Zach Mercurio says 'yes', and in this episode, he shares his real life industry examples of purpose in action, personal stories and scientific data to back it up. For a full transcript, links to tips and tools discussed, and your free copy of this episode's youth fun sheet to take into your learning spaces visit https://www.theposifygroup.com.au/podcast/zach-mercurio About Zach Zach Mercurio is an accomplished author, keynote speaker, consultant, and award winning researcher specializing in...
2021-09-1645 min
Classroom 5.0The Power of Purpose in Education, Work and Leadership, with Zach MercurioCan purpose provide a career roadmap for the next gen in these uncertain and changing times? Zach Mercurio says 'yes', and in this episode, he shares his real life industry examples of purpose in action, personal stories and scientific data to back it up. For a full transcript, links to tips and tools discussed, and your free copy of this episode's youth fun sheet to take into your learning spaces visit https://www.theposifygroup.com.au/podcast/zach-mercurio About Zach Zach Mercurio is an accomplished author, keynote speaker, consultant, and award winning researcher specializing in...
2021-09-1645 min
The Way Forward Webcasts with Leon Goren'The Invisible Leader' with Zach MercurioResearch consistently finds that purpose may be the most powerful influencer of our behaviours, attitudes, and motivation in organizations, work, school, and life. Yet despite the increasing evidence of purpose’s power, many of the organizations, systems, and institutions which dominate human life aren’t built to elicit and leverage the fundamental human search for purpose and meaning. Zach Mercurio, a purposeful leadership expert and author of The Invisible Leader, joined The Way Forward webcast to help us figure out just these problems. In The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organ...
2021-06-2058 min