Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"Society has a duty to recognize and defend the human right to safety." - Eleanor Roosevelt "To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of (people)." — Ella Wheeler Wilcox "A (person) dies when (they) refuse to stand up for what is right." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #recognize #defend #humanrights #protest #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #standup #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #democracy  

Most initial clients hired me to teach and assure their influencers were demonstrating healthy and effective management practices in compliance with safe workplace laws.   After 29 years of successful global service, it was ironic I was sued for elevating a reputable safety threat.   "A lawsuit can be a weapon." - Bari Weiss "Of all injustice, that which is greatest which goes under the name of law..." - Roger L'Estrange Babachanian #teachers #safety #motivation #justice #truth #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #honesty #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #democracy

"Toxic leaders are often protected by their cronies, so cronyism doesn't just annoy employees; it kills morale, tanks productivity, and makes the company look like a clown show, a bad one." - PeopleHum "The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse." - Edmund Burke  #merit #morale #motivation #production #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #truth #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #justice In a bullying environment, protected, corrupt, complicit, colluding, and preferred executive relations and favoritism violate and undermine a target's individual rights, well being, health, safety, and productivity.

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy."  "...government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth". - Abraham Lincoln "Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right." — Theodore Roosevelt "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." — Desmond Tutu #democracy #rights #justice #peace #equality  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #truth #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #FreeSpeech

"(Bullies) are social predators, and like all predators, they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find them." - Robert D. Hare "No One Deserves to Be Abused." - Tina Blacksmith “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls.” ~Kahlil Gibran #strength #character #truth #justice #humility  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #grit #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #transcend

"If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity." – Albert Einstein Einstein "There are two kinds of lawyers, those who know the law and those who know the judge." – Anonymous #justice #truth #integrity #freedom #FairTrial #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #honesty #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #democracy