Matt Paknis Leadership Development

Happy Halloween! "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela "The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you." - B.B. King "Learning never exhausts the mind." - Leonardo da Vinci #educate #train #model #learn #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth Use training and learning to ensure all employees are offered consistent information describing, and allowing them to exercise, the organization’s anti-bullying values and bullying response policies.

"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love." - Martin Luther King, Jr. And / Or "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." - Theodore Roosevelt #love #Strength #Peace #solutions #hope #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"...when things are very beautiful and comfortable on the surface, it can be harder to see the ugliness underneath." - Emma Törzs "The tyranny habit can coarsen the very best human to the level of a beast. Power intoxicates ... the return of human dignity, repentance and regeneration becomes almost impossible." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky #appearances #trap #fear #control #power #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"Whatever disagreement there may be as to the scope of the phrase "due process of law" there can be no doubt that it embraces the fundamental conception of a fair trial, with opportunity to be heard." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Federal Judges denied my right to be heard under the due process of law and a Fair Trial to defend myself and to prove Toray made false claims against my book and me and threatened my publisher without grounds. #freedom #Constitution #rights #FairTrial #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"Caring - about people, about things, about life - is an act of maturity." -Tracy McMillan "Subjectivity ceases to exist when a mutation is made from individual  to universal existence." -Piet Mondrian "Fairness is what justice really is." -Potter Stewart #maturity #equality #truth #justice  #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #teamwork Approach problematic employee relations and behaviors with consistent, solid, mature, rational, objective, realistic, equitable, and credible perspectives and responses.

"Temples and museums are about as close as secular society dares to go in facing up to the idea that a good building can change your life (and a bad one ruin it)." - Alain de Botton "He who exercises the government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it." - Confucius #temple #shrine #dancers #humility #virtue #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth  

"Company culture is the backbone of any successful organization." - Gary Vaynerchuk "Most people do not listen to understand; they listen to reply." - Stephen Ross. Covey "Innovation endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth." - Peter Drucker “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill #Respect #innovative   #performance #culture #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"The Bill of Rights wasn’t enacted to give us any rights. It was enacted so the Government (Federal Judges) could not take away from us any rights that we already had." – Kenneth G. Eade #billofrights #equality #justice #FairTrial #freedom #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct

"Loving justice and acting justly means refusing to tolerate abuse (bullying), exposing it and stopping it." - Paul  (Ephesians 5:11-13) #rolemodelrespect #beacon   #exposeabuse   #StopAbuse   #safety #truth #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Leaders’ actions, behaviors, and responses should show employees that bullying is not permitted in the organization; the culture will not tolerate bullying.

"When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists. Next best is a leader who is loved. Next, one who is feared. The worst is one who is despised." - Lao-Tzu "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” - John Quincy Adams #Masterclass #inspire #dreambig  #actualize #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

""The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement, and they want it to feed your shame." - Viola Davis "The best advice if you ever get to work with any large predator is don't run. Stand confident up in its face and it'll probably just wander away. If you turn and run it triggers the predatory impulse." - Steve Backshall #standup #pushback #speakout #exposed #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"Anyone can be falsely accused of a crime. Everyone accused of a crime deserves a fair trial." - John Garamendi "A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged." - Harry Browne The judge took over four years to decide Toray's case against me was worthy of a fact find, but then refused to hear the case, forcing a settlement, & denying my right to a fair trial.  #FairTrial #justice #Constitution #equality #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up." – John A. Holmes "What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again." - Anne Frank #prevent #protect #respect #dignify #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #safety Use training and learning to ensure all employees are offered consistent information describing, and allowing them to exercise, the organization’s anti-bullying values and bullying response policies.

"If our dreams and hopes are to mean anything, we must sit down together and in good faith let honest negotiations bring us a safer world" - Ronald Reagan "Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means" - Albert Einstein #peace #negotiationskills #conflictresolution #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"Talking about abuse in a lighthearted way not only normalizes a toxic behavior, but further devalues what a survivor goes through. It gives the message that being possessive, lashing out in anger, or (bullying) someone is not something to be taken seriously." - Ashley Ruiz #ZeroTolerance #accountability #justice   #consequences #safety #protection #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"When public (people, i.e. Federal Judges) indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled." - J. William Fulbright #FairTrial #FreeSpeech #justice #RuleOfLaw   #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"Mistrust begets mistrust; trust begets accomplishment." – Lao Tzu "The greatness of a (person) is not in how much wealth (they) acquire, but in (their) integrity and ability to affect those around (them) positively." - Bob Marley #trust #integrity #safety #hope #excellence   #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #justice Leaders build trust. They make vulnerable workers feel safe. They generate a positive spark and cycle of effectiveness. They shed light on bullying with transparency and self-awareness. They have integrity.

"It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it." - Maya Angelou #equality #justice #fairplay #truth #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #SpeakUp

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of evil people, but because people do nothing about it." - Albert Einstein "Throughout history, it has been those who could have acted; who should have known better; who were silent when the voice of justice mattered most; who made it possible for evil to triumph." - Haile Selassie #action #light #truth #SpeakUp #goodness #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #positivevibes

"If impunity is not demolished, all efforts to bring an end to corruption are in vain.“ -  Rigoberta Menchú "When you don't take a stand against corruption you tacitly support it." - Kamal Haasan #honesty #untainted #Impunity #Corruption  #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"If corruption is a disease, transparency is a central part of its treatment" - Kofi Annan "The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust." - Denise Morrison #Transparency #integrity #truth #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #safety  Organizations must be transparent and truthful while evaluating whether their managers are bullies.

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." - Albert Einstein #peace #understanding #interdependence #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #consideration

"The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once." - Rene Descartes #deception #coward #trust #transparency #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #safety

"When people can get away with crimes just because they are wealthy or have the right connections, the scales are tipped against fairness and equality." - Suzy Kassem "A corrupt judiciary is hardly likely to hold a corrupt executive to account." - Prashant Bhushan #Corruption #cronyism #fairness #justice #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #equality

"Example is leadership." - Albert Schweitzer "Waste no more time arguing about what a good (person) should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius "Never tolerate abuse, not ever; no matter who's doing it." - Dr. Laura Schlessinger #RoleModel #intervene #protect #justice #stopbullyingandabuse #freedom #HealthyWorkplaces #peace  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Make it clear that bullying is not tolerated in your business. Model respectful behaviors and demand employees treat each other with respect. #leadersarentbullies

"National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties." - Theresa May "Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.“ - Lao Tzu #security #freedom #power #peace #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #multisumoutcomes

"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 "Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up." - Nicki Minaj #speakout #victory #nevergiveup #justice #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light." - George Washington "You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law." - Eric Schneiderman #maliciousprosecution #TortiousInterference #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #justice

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." - Bryant H. McGill "People do not listen intending to understand; they listen only to reply." - Stephen R. Covey "Our greatest obstacles present the most opportunity" - Chad E. Foster #Learning #listening #peace #truth  #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #unity Moving an organization forward with continuous learning and vitality requires people to suspend judgement to listen. It requires respect in influencing others to appreciate varied perspectives. It requires looking beyond appearances to uncover obstacles to learning.

"Individual commitment to a group effort – that's what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." - Vince Lombardi "Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." - Henry Ford "Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others." - Hermann Hesse #teamwork #unity #LiveForOthers #success #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"'O, it is excellent To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.’” - William Shakespeare “He seems to be winning. He ignores everything and keeps bullying ahead." - Beverly Young #Constitution #truth #diplomacy #justice #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #control