Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." - Aristotle "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." - "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen #light #truth #Love #expose #heal #freedom #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #SpeakUp #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #nevergiveup

Miscarriages of justice, where innocent individuals are wrongfully accused or convicted or the legal system fails to uphold fairness, are often described as profound systemic failures.  "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." — Martin Luther King, Jr. "The moment you lay down—that's when it's over." — Huwe Burton "Give me the man and I will give you the case against him." — Soviet-era jurists #innocence #justice #fairness #fight #truth #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #honor #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #FreeSpeech

“We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity, and power in our society.” – Nelson Mandela #equality #power #opportunity #wealth  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #freedom  Bad executives cultivate in constituents a sense of financial dependence to undermine free speech and self-efficacy. Deviant managers can manipulate and leverage worker insecurities and immaturity to force compliance, rather than empowering employee commitment.

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." - J.K. Rowling "Government of the people, by the people, for the people." - Abraham Lincoln #united #strong #people #equality #together #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #team #psychologically #justice

"The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn "Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save." — John Gay "The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars, and the selfish hide in high places." — Bryant McGill  "Bullies are always cowards at heart." — Anna Julia Cooper "Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies." — Norodom Sihanouk #courage #brave #mercy #honesty #Solid #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #strength #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #character

"The entire judicial apparatus is hopelessly corrupt and beholden to the same corporate interests that own our legislatures." — Bob Marley "The Founding Fathers deeply distrusted judges and thought that the lawyer class was dangerous and that you could not give them unbridled power or they would undermine and destroy free society." — Newt Gingrich #integrity #hope #trust #safety #freedom #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #equality