Matt Paknis Leadership Development

John Mangones, my exceptional attorney, shook his head and said, "I just assumed all judges approached the bench and their responsibilities like my dad, with the utmost reverence for the role and the rule of law.  I did a little research. Eric B.Mack, Toray's attorney, clerked for our assigned magistrate judge Patricia A. Sullivan, and Sullivan was law partners with our assigned presiding Federal Judge, William E. Smith, but no one disclosed this." Federal judges are expected to uphold the integrity, independence, and impartiality of the judiciary, as outlined in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.  Key Expectation: Avoiding Impropriety: Judges must avoid any actions that could create the appearance of impropriety, even if no actual wrongdoing occurs. [1, 1, 2, 2] Why do you, post readers, think I was I denied my right to a fair trial by a jury of my peers?  What appears to be the case?

"The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced it makes avoidance impossible." - Thomas Hardy "The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage." - Thucydides #courage #stepup #freedom #happiness #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplace #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #Trauma fosters avoidance. Workers cannot approach locations, tasks, or people who trigger memories of traumatizing events. This is not a healthy or productive, but toxic, work environment.

Who's bullying who?  Is there a mature adult in the house (America, Congress, Senate, White)?   Why all the criticism, fear, blame, and hate?  Did the greatest generation only spawn entitled, selfish, narcissistic, whining boomers? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000719084051 How do we acknowledge, address, prevent, and  transcend this juvenile BS coming from both sides of the aisle? Please read my book to learn how.

"The effects of unresolved trauma can be devastating. It can lead to poor decision-making. It can trigger real physical pain, symptoms, disease, and a range of self-destructive behaviors." - Peter A. Levine #health #peaceful #strength #power #love #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplace #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

After 3 years of unusual delays, my exceptional Boston Attorney, John Mangones, shook his head in disgust.  John's dad was a model judge who brought honor, dignity, and integrity to the bench. He was a man of character.  John said, "I just assumed all judges approached the bench and their responsibilities like my dad, with the utmost reverence for the role and the rule of law.  Toray's lawyer Mack clerked Sullivan, but they've never disclosed this." Then Sullivan started the meeting by stating, "we are here to settle the claims Toray Plastics America has brought against Mr. Pabness." I said, "Your Honor, I have nothing to settle. My book broke no laws or agreements. Toray's no evidence." Sullivan shouted: "SHUT YOUR MOUTH, MISTAH. YOU'LL TALK WHEN I TELL YOU TO TALK!" To myself: "This is bs RI corruption. I am being screwed. Toray bought the judges.  I bet Sandra Day O'Connor never pulled this s--t." SCOTUS Proce...

Same Old, Same Old This was a notorious trend in my consulting and professional career.  The heads of HR were having extramarital affairs, or perceived affairs, with the CEO or some other high ranking executive.    Clowns. It was intentional. It gave power, preference, and free reign to the CEO and HR Executive.  No one  in the organization would question the affair or call them out!  Everyone was threatened. It was the white elephant in the room.  It created a hostile and threatening work environment where the cheating couple's wishes, and not the truth or what was best for the organization, became prioritized. When bullying, abuse, and unhealthy power and control dynamics exist in an organization, everyone knows about it, including the board and the executives at the top. This needs to change.  Laws and objective, reputable third party interventions need to enforce worker freedoms and constitutional rights.  No one should have to tolerate t...

 "Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light." - George Washington "The truth is found when (people) are free to pursue it." - Franklin D. Roosevelt #truth #freedom #SharedValues #unity #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #sacrifice

"The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places." - Bryant H. McGill "There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, they purify, and thus they bless." - James E. Faust #character #safety #decency #respect #SpeakUp #clearhouse #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #workplaceculture #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #protect  

Toray Plastics America's RI attorney, Eric Mack, filed a baseless, malicious, claim against me stating Toray could be identified in my book on December 18, 2018.  Mack clerked for Patricia A. Sullivan, the RI Federal magistrate assigned to my case. Sullivan was legal partners with William E. Smith, the RI Federal judge assigned my case.   These conflicts of interest were never disclosed.  No one recused themself.  Toray used the RI Federal Court system to bully me.   Normal Federal Court case times from filing to hearing range between 12 to 14 months.   After 51 months of unusual delays and switched decisions on whether to be heard in court, my case was dismissed with prejudice.  Toray paid all my legal fees.  I signed nothing.  Federal judges are expected to uphold the integrity, independence, and impartiality of the judiciary, as outlined in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.  Key Expectations: Diligence: Judg...

"Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on." - Thurgood Marshall "Action is the foundational key to all success." - Pablo Picasso #stepup #intervene #protect #helpothers #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Coworker guilt is rooted in feeling shame for not taking action. Guilty coworkers may experience a sense of worthlessness for not helping, or protecting, a bullied associate. #workplaceculture

"The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefensible, divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge -- I mean of the character and conduct of their rulers." - John Adams "The qualities of a great man are: vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character." - Dwight Eisenhower #transparency #character #service vs. #entitlement #decency #dignity #respect #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell "None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves." - Charles Spurgeon #decency #respect #dignity #justice #adult #mature #rational #objective #realistic #equalrights #leadersarentbullies #justice #freedomofspeech #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact  

https://www.wpri.com/news/politics/patricia-sullivan-to-retire-as-ri-federal-magistrate/ Yet Federal Magistrate Sullivan failed to recuse herself in my case even though Toray's counsel, Eric Mack,  clerked for her and the Federal Judge assigned to my case, William E. Smith, and Sullivan were former legal partners.   #unethical #ConflictOfInterest #dismissed #WithPrejudice #Frivolous #justice #maliciousprosecution #leadersarentbullies #TortiousInterference #freedomofspeech #psychologicalsafetyatworkact  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct "Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected." - Alan Dershowitz

"When threatened / trapped, the organism reverts to a more primitive way to survive: fight or flight. If this fails, the organism tries to preserve itself by shutting down and expending as little energy as possible, in a state of freeze or collapse." - Bessel van der Kolk #live #PTSD #freedom #LifeIsShort #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #twisted #fearless #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #maturity #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct Bullying fear is like throwing sand in the engine of work. It immobilizes and freezes bystanders. Afraid to act, workers are less productive, yet poor production is the opposite of what bullies claim to demand, profess, and covet.

“To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones.” - George Washington "Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game." - Donald Trump “Never spend your money before you have earned it.” - Thomas Jefferson #wealth #balance #fiscal #capitalism #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #power

"(Bullies) are afraid of things they don't understand. They don't know how to relate (talent, goodness, decency). It threatens their security, their existence, their career, image." - Bill Laswell "(Bullies) who feel inadequate, insecure, or overly dependent tend to be more jealous than (and are more apt to attack) others." - Helen Fisher "Whatever triggers you reveals what still needs to be healed, (to stop bullying)." - Tamara Kulish. #competence #confidence #maturity #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #calm  

"A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth." - Horace "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King Jr. "Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected." - Alan Dershowitz #justice #truth #FreeSpeech #freedom #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"(Those) who passively accept evil are as much involved in it as (those) who help to perpetrate it. (Those) who accept evil without protesting against it are really cooperating with it." - Martin Luther King, Jr. #SpeakUp #protection #intervention #truthtopower #leadersarentbullies #fightthepower #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact People who fail to intervene are afraid. They fear being the next target. They fear they might not help correctly and botch it. They fear to be the only ones to act. They fear retaliation and retribution by the bully or their employer. They fear losing their jobs and income.

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues." - Abraham Lincoln "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." - Harry S Truman "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge #persistence #Resilience #determination #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"(People) can fail many times, but (they aren't) failures until (they) begin to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs "All cruelty springs from weakness." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca "Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future." - John F. Kennedy #encourage #improve #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #feedback #growth #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." - Harvey Fierstein #freedom #Efficacy #pushback #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #SpeakUp

We can do better than 13%! "When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better." - Maya Angelou #stepup #getinvolved   #protection   #helpingothers #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #SpeakUp #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Coworkers collaborate and rally around their bullied coworker by confronting the bully and reporting the bully’s abusive behaviors to their employer or authorities in about 13% of workplace bullying cases according to a WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey.

"Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher "Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love." - Mahatma Gandhi #winwin #multisum #collaborate #rational #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

“Silent treatment in a relationship is often a sign of selfishness and weakness!” — Malbro Kingston "You can love people without leading them but you cannot lead people without loving them." - Ty Bennett #inclusion #invite #welcome #valueothers #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong." - Theodore Roosevelt "A judge must be free from all influences that might warp or sway her judgment." - Alexander Hamilton #failuretorecuse #ConflictOfInterest #Corruption #maliciousprosecution #TortiousInterference #frivolouslawsuits #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher." - Oprah Winfrey “Remove toxic people from your life, & free up space for positive, healthy relationships.” - John Mark Green "Working with talented people  elevates, it feels more like play." - Jenna Ortega #positive #healthy #happy #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Controlling bullies will attempt block transfers to a safe job and to a good boss. They try to make targets so miserable that they quit, or try to impair a target’s health to the extent they must quit lifting the enormous burden of stress.

“We'll do what is best for the people and let politics take care of themselves.” - Ronald Reagan “The purpose of government is the care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” - Thomas Jefferson #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #FreeSpeech

A Most Happy and Safe 4th of July to You and Yours!  Let Freedom Ring! 

"There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse." - John Locke “People intimidate only because they are intimidated by your goals.” - Janna Cachola “To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It's a sign of respect. It makes people feel valued.” — Deborah Tannen “Of all the skills of leadership, listening is the most valuable — to get word before anyone of unseen problems and opportunities.” — Peter Nulty #listening #Respect #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #FreeSpeech #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"A corrupt judiciary is hardly likely to hold a corrupt executive to account." - Prashant Bhushan #lawsuitsasweapons #maliciousprosecution #TortiousInterference #corruption #collusion #complicity #leadersarentbullies #justice #HealthyWorkplaces #truth #FreeSpeech  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"If you accept others' negative expectations, you'll never change the outcome." - Michael Jordan “Employees engage with employers when treated as respected, worthy humans.” - Meghan M. Biro “Treat your employees as you want them to treat your best customers.” - Stephen R. Covey #pygmalion #expectations #outcomes #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Bullied workers often admit they do the bare minimum. “I do just enough to not get fired, and nothing else,” says one abused and disengaged worker.