Improving Workplace Health & Behavior

Psychology-Driven Practices for Dental Leaders & Teams

Unlock your team’s full potential and foster a healthy, productive, and psychologically safe environment with Jonathan Bonanno!

Welcome to the Lab

As a trusted expert in organizational development and I/O psychology, I specialize in creating cohesive, high-performing teams that drive the health and success of dental and healthcare practices nationwide. Headquartered in California, I bring cutting-edge I/O psychology practices, custom behavioral assessments, and my LAB Methodology™ to businesses across the nation.

Acting as your trusted advisor—and "secret weapon"—I’m here to foster a psychologically safe culture and unlock your team’s full potential. If you’re ready to see your team and practice flourish, let’s make it happen!

Contact us today!
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Organizational Development

Organizational Development

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Psychological Safety & Workplace Culture

Human Capital & Retention

Human Capital & Retention

Team Behavioral & Cognitive Assessment

Team Behavioral & Cognitive Assessment

Thought Leadership & Workshops

Thought Leadership & Workshops

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Ready to take your team to the next level? Whether you're looking to improve workplace health, enhance communication, or build a high-performing culture, I’m here to help. 

Reach out today, and together we’ll create a customized strategy to elevate your team's performance and set your practice on the path to success.

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Keep up with Chief Psycho

“I’m humbled by this opportunity” = corporate-speak for “I expected this all along.” 

Let’s cut the fake modesty. The humble brag doesn’t make you more relatable—it just makes your ego harder to spot.

Real leadership isn’t performative.
It’s transparent.
It owns ambition.
It gives credit without shrinking behind false humility.

Humility isn’t downplaying your win.
It’s acknowledging the system, the people, and the privilege that helped make it happen—without pretending you didn’t want it.

Call it like it is. Then lead like you mean it.

#ChiefPsycho #LeadershipMyths #FakeHumility #HumbleBragCulture #WorkplacePsychology #PsychodynamicLeadership #NoMorePretendModestyA special evening at the @charlottemetrodn Q2 Meeting, where we discussed the many facets to instilling psychological safety in the workplace where individuals, leaders, and contributors can truly align and trust one another.

A pre-session catch up with Anne Duffy! Also thank you to Sheena for making sure to capture all the moments! 🫶🏼

Key takeaways from the interactive workshop:
1️⃣ Why psychological safety is the foundation for authentic workplace alignment and trust
2️⃣ How to build a feedback culture that’s honest, playful, and outcome-driven
3️⃣ Practical methods to assess the psychological climate inside your practice

Thank you so much for the opportunity, @ashleydcooper_! 🫶🏼

Deep gratitude to @CareCredit for sponsoring this meaningful conversation—and to every admin leader who engaged with honesty, clarity, and courage.

And a special thank you to Andrea with @DentsplySirona! A space that reflects the future of dental education. 

What’s one small move you’re making this month to build a workplace where all voices are valued and trust flourishes?

#PsychologicalSafety #DentalLeadership #ZIAConsulting #ChiefPsychoLab #EmotionalIntelligence #WorkplacePsychology #TrustAlignment #CharlotteDental #AADOMTelling burned-out teams to “journal their stress away” while you pile on insane workloads? Cute.

Why it’s toxic:
🔸 You profit from their pain, then sell them the cure
🔸 Self-care is a privilege, not a patch for your broken systems

Real fix:
🔸 Cap their workload
🔸 Pay for therapy 
🔸 Stop causing the damn stress

Your “wellness program” is just a guilt trip. We see you.

#SelfCareGaslight #ChiefPsychoLabYou’re not optimizing productivity. You’re playing God.

Monitoring every click? Heat-mapping “engagement?”

Congratulations: You’ve turned your team into lab rats.

❌ What you lose: Creativity. Trust. Humanity
✅ What you gain: A burnout epidemic

Big Brother isn’t a dystopia. It’s your leadership style.

#AISurveillance #ChiefPsychoLabYour “work family” is a trauma bond.

Pizza parties won’t gaslight your team into forgetting they’re underpaid and overworked.

Truth: Family doesn’t exploit family.

Fix it:
🔸 Pay them like you need them (you do)
🔸 Swap forced “fun” for actual respect

Your culture isn’t cozy. It’s codependent.

#TraumaBondingCEO #PsychoAnalyzedYour “wellness program” is a joke.

Mandatory yoga won’t fix the chaos YOU created.

Why it’s hypocrisy:
🔸 You preach “balance” but reward 24/7 hustle.
🔸 You profit from burnout, then sell the cure.

✅Real detox: Delete the toxic systems, not their stress.

Stop putting Band-Aids on bullet wounds.

#WellnessWashing #ChiefPsychoLab