Zach Mercurio: Why People Need to Feel They Matter at Work
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Zach Mercurio discusses the importance of feeling valued at work and its impact on employee well-being and organizational performance.
What if one of the greatest threats to employee well-being isn’t workload, stress or even burnout— but the growing feeling that people simply do not matter where they work? That is the premise behind The Power of Mattering by Zach Mercurio, and the foundation of this compelling conversation about leadership, human significance, and the emotional realities of modern work. At a time when nearly 60% of employees say their job is negatively affecting their mental health, Zach argues that organizations are overlooking one of the most fundamental human needs: feeling valued by others and knowing we add value to others. In other words, people need to know they matter. The discussion explores why loneliness at work is less about physical isolation and more about feeling unseen, unheard, and ultimately insignificant — and why treating people as interchangeable or disposable quietly undermines emotional well-being, trust, commitment, and performance. Throughout the conversation, Mercurio argues that cultures where people feel noticed, affirmed, and needed are the very cultures where people thrive and organizations perform at their best. The interview also examines how…
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