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Zach Mercurio

Zach Mercurio, Ph.D., is a researcher, author, and speaker who specializes in purposeful leadership, mattering, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He wrote "The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance" and "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose." 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 Chase, Delta Airlines, Marriott International, The Walt Disney Company, The Government of Canada, and The National Park Service. He also serves as one of author Simon Sinek’s “Optimist Instructors.” Zach earned his Ph.D. in organizational development from Colorado State University where he serves as a Research and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Psychology's Center for Meaning and Purpose and as an Instructor in the Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change program. His research on meaningful work has been awarded by The Association for Talent Development, The Academy of Management, and The Academy of Human Resource Development. Zach lives in Fort Collins, CO with his wife, two sons, and two adopted dogs.

The future doesn’t exist, so why are you worrying about it?

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Today’s a good day because it’s another day. An MIT physicist, Dr. Edward Farhi, said of the future in a 2012 interview with CNN… “The past exists as memory,” Farhi says. We have books, we have movies, and we have memories. The past exists in the present because it has an imprint on the present, … Read more

One second…

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As humans we have a tendency to overlook the small things in life that, when added together, create what we see, feel, and experience. For example, when we look to the west here in Colorado, we rarely say, “wow, the geologic forces that facilitated the erosion of that landscape into those tiny sediments really created … Read more

When things go wrong…

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“When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” – Elvis Presley When you are living and working purposefully and relentlessly pursuing your dreams, you are going to fail. When you do, how do you react? Where does your mind go first? When you are at work and something isn’t as you would want it to … Read more

A New Definition of Success: Find Your Need

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Last night, in the middle of a talk I was giving on living with authentic purpose, a student in the audience asked me, …”but Zach… where do I even start!?” I suppose I did not start the talk on a light note. Right before this question was asked, I had suggested that we should all … Read more

4 Reasons Why We Don’t Like Other People (and Why We Should)

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“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali Bear with me on this introduction. Recently, I was preparing an employee training session on creating positive customer experiences, a staple “day-one-of-training” topic in training programs for almost any employee who delivers any kind of service or product. … Read more