The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance
Elevate Your Team With Confidence and Empathy to Inspire, Motivate and Foster a Vibrant Workplace Culture
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The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance
By: Zach Mercurio
Harvard Business Review Press, 2025
272 Pages
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Summary
Zach Mercurio earned a PhD in organizational learning, performance, and change from Colorado State University, where he serves as a senior fellow in the Center for Meaning and Purpose. His research on meaningful work has been recognized by the Academies of Management and Human Resource Development.
Mercurio advises leaders in organizations worldwide on practices for building cultures that promote well-being, motivation, and top performance. His clients include the US Army, JPMorgan Chase, Marriott International, and the National Park Service. His previous book is The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose.
This book explores the need of all people to feel that they genuinely matter. Part One illuminates the definition of mattering and why this feeling is so important to individuals. Part Two shifts to instruction about how to communicate to people that they matter by the practices of noticing, affirming, and communicating to people that they are needed. It also identifies twenty-five skills that can be utilized in this effort. Part Three, explains how to create a culture of mattering in organizations and teams.
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