Authoritarian Leadership is Out: Why (and How) to Embrace the Power of Mattering

12/11/2025 59 min Episodio 341

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Episode Synopsis

What if the secret to sustainable performance and genuine employee engagement wasn't another program or initiative, but something far simpler—and infinitely more powerful? In this episode of UNSCRIPTED, host Sarah Nicastro sits down with Zach Mercurio, researcher with a Ph.D. in organizational learning, performance, and change; leadership development facilitator specializing in purposeful leadership, mattering, and meaningful work; and author of The Power of Mattering. They explore why command-and-control leadership is fundamentally incompatible with the innovation and loyalty leaders claim to want and Zach sheds light on what actually works.

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