Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." — George Orwell "Truth is mighty and will prevail." — Mark Twain "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." — Thomas Jefferson #truth #honesty #wisdom #prevails #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #mighty #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #light  Successful leaders seek and embrace the truth. They solve problems, influence people in positive ways, and achieve growth-perpetuating healthy outcomes.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Hellen Keller "Coming together is a beginning... Working together is success." - Henry Ford  "We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now". - Martin Luther King, Jr. "Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." - Vince Lombardi #together #success #team #commitment #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #unity #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #sacrifice

"Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future." — Marilyn Ferguson "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — Malala Yousafzai "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." — Lao Tzu #liberate #inspire #dreams #future #potential #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #goals #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #elevate

"Suppressing free speech constitutes a dual injustice, impinging the rights of both the speaker and the listener." - Frederick Douglass "Depriving Americans the right to a trial erodes the foundation of the Constitution..." — John Garamendi Toray Plastics America sued me in RI Federal Court 3 months after Simon & Schuster released my book.  To silence it, Toray also threatened my publisher, who stopped printing the book. 51 months later, Toray dismissed their bogus claims, with prejudice, denying my right to a fair trial.   #leadersarentbullies

  "People striving for approval from others become phony." - Ichiro Suzuki "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." — Ralph Waldo Emerson "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." — Oscar Wilde #authenticity #standup #bereal #speakup #stepin #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #ExposeTheTruth #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #stopabuse  Bullies expect blind obedience, for people to laugh at their jokes (indecent or not), and for their so-called minions to kowtow, comply, and fawn. Don’t be fooled.

"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars." — Martin Luther King Jr. "Violence produces only something resembling justice, but it distances people from the possibility of living justly, without violence." — Leo Tolstoy "Resorting to violence... isn't a victory, it's proof you've already lost." — Mark Kelly #peace #nonviolence #unity #light #victory #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #love #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #community