Matt Paknis Leadership Development

“What you are speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you're saying.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson “Good leaders build products. Great leaders build cultures...” - Adam Grant “People will forget what you said... but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou #character #cultures #values #behaviors #dignity #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #team #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #respect #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #actions

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams "The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." - Harvey S. Firestone #inspire #dream #learn #grow #develop #achieve #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #actualize #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #realiz

“Bullies hide their fears with fake bravado; the opposite of courage and assertiveness.” — Nathaniel Branden “Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.” — Anonymous  "Nothing will kill a great employee faster than watching you tolerate a bad one." — Perry Belcher  "Organizational culture is shaped by the worst behavior leaders tolerate." — Core Leadership Principles #courage #assertiveness #thriving #culture ##leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #change #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #DignityAtWork  

"The law is not a shield for the weak; in the hands of massive corporations, it is a sword used to bleed truth-tellers dry before they ever see a courtroom." — Legal Proverb "Justice is open to everybody in the same way as the Ritz Hotel. But when the bench is stacked and the lawyers are bought, the truth is evicted before the trial even begins." — Jurist Lord Mathew "They will sue you for defamation not because you lied, but because you told a truth they couldn't afford to let the world hear." — Journalistic Integrity Standard #law #Truthtellers #justice #freedomofspeech #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #rights #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #constitution

“Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.” — Unknown “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” — Dr. Seuss “Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being redirected to something better.” — Steve Maraboli #selfcare #authenticity #speakyourtruth #Moveon  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #chooseyou #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #PowerAhead

"Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai "Families of readers move the world." - Napoleon Bonaparte  "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." - Ray Bradbury "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass #read #changetheworld #culture #freedom #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #growth #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #dignity