Dr. Zach Mercurio

That's my toxic employee. That's a difficult employee. And in my practice, when I've really dug deep, many of the most quote unquote difficult employees are also the most unseen, unheard, unvalued employees as well.

That's my toxic employee. That's a difficult employee. And in my practice, when I've really dug deep, many of the most quote unquote difficult employees are also the most unseen, unheard, unvalued employees as well.

So it can be incredibly corrosive in an organization and all it takes is a moment for someone to get evidence that they aren't significant for them to start believing they're not significant.

So it can be incredibly corrosive in an organization and all it takes is a moment for someone to get evidence that they aren't significant for them to start believing they're not significant.

So it can be incredibly corrosive in an organization and all it takes is a moment for someone to get evidence that they aren't significant for them to start believing they're not significant.

What's interesting about that is that most of the things we talk about in work are actually adult attachment. It's childhood attachment in work, but we don't want to call it that because no one would invite us in to work with them. But childhood attachment, as you're mentioning, is knowing that someone supports you, that you matter to someone as a child.

What's interesting about that is that most of the things we talk about in work are actually adult attachment. It's childhood attachment in work, but we don't want to call it that because no one would invite us in to work with them. But childhood attachment, as you're mentioning, is knowing that someone supports you, that you matter to someone as a child.

What's interesting about that is that most of the things we talk about in work are actually adult attachment. It's childhood attachment in work, but we don't want to call it that because no one would invite us in to work with them. But childhood attachment, as you're mentioning, is knowing that someone supports you, that you matter to someone as a child.

And when you feel that you matter to someone as a child, you can go out, experiment, take risks, screw up, and do that because you know that someone cares for you no matter what when you return. What do you think psychological safety is? Psychological safety is just childhood attachment in the workplace. It's adult attachment. These attachment needs don't go away.

And when you feel that you matter to someone as a child, you can go out, experiment, take risks, screw up, and do that because you know that someone cares for you no matter what when you return. What do you think psychological safety is? Psychological safety is just childhood attachment in the workplace. It's adult attachment. These attachment needs don't go away.

And when you feel that you matter to someone as a child, you can go out, experiment, take risks, screw up, and do that because you know that someone cares for you no matter what when you return. What do you think psychological safety is? Psychological safety is just childhood attachment in the workplace. It's adult attachment. These attachment needs don't go away.

So psychological safety is the belief that I can speak up, I can make mistakes, I can be creative without fear. It's mattering in disguise as well because someone can go out, create, take risks, learn, become confident because they know that their leader has their back when they come back. With children, we call that their secure base. Like parents are their secure base.

So psychological safety is the belief that I can speak up, I can make mistakes, I can be creative without fear. It's mattering in disguise as well because someone can go out, create, take risks, learn, become confident because they know that their leader has their back when they come back. With children, we call that their secure base. Like parents are their secure base.

So psychological safety is the belief that I can speak up, I can make mistakes, I can be creative without fear. It's mattering in disguise as well because someone can go out, create, take risks, learn, become confident because they know that their leader has their back when they come back. With children, we call that their secure base. Like parents are their secure base.

One of the most exciting things for me when I go to a friend's house is if I see their kids being loud in front of them. That is a good sign because they know they matter already so they can mess up and someone still loves them. In a workplace, the secure base is a leader. It's the same attachment need. The secure base is the relationship.

One of the most exciting things for me when I go to a friend's house is if I see their kids being loud in front of them. That is a good sign because they know they matter already so they can mess up and someone still loves them. In a workplace, the secure base is a leader. It's the same attachment need. The secure base is the relationship.

One of the most exciting things for me when I go to a friend's house is if I see their kids being loud in front of them. That is a good sign because they know they matter already so they can mess up and someone still loves them. In a workplace, the secure base is a leader. It's the same attachment need. The secure base is the relationship.

And so I'm really glad that you brought that up and brought that tie up. But then if someone doesn't have their adult attachment, secure attachment needs met in work where they spend a third of their lives, do you know what happens? When people don't have that attachment met as they go home, they're more likely to have outbursts of anger. They're more likely to lose their temper.

And so I'm really glad that you brought that up and brought that tie up. But then if someone doesn't have their adult attachment, secure attachment needs met in work where they spend a third of their lives, do you know what happens? When people don't have that attachment met as they go home, they're more likely to have outbursts of anger. They're more likely to lose their temper.

And so I'm really glad that you brought that up and brought that tie up. But then if someone doesn't have their adult attachment, secure attachment needs met in work where they spend a third of their lives, do you know what happens? When people don't have that attachment met as they go home, they're more likely to have outbursts of anger. They're more likely to lose their temper.