Matt Paknis Leadership Development

 "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts." - Abraham Lincoln  #truth #solveproblems #facts #humility #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #uplift #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #empower #happyhalloween  “The culture of any organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate.” — Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker

"God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man." - Benjamin Franklin "I have seen certain Federal judges controlled or influenced by large corporations..., by large law firms...,  and by special interests... (some) ought to be thrown right off the bench because they are breaking every code of conduct." - Orrin Hatch #conduct #honesty #integrity #character #code #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #truth #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #constitution

"Help one another. It is the only way to survive. No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. I believed that having survived by chance, I was duty-bound to give meaning to my survival, to justify each moment of my life. Nobody is stronger, nobody is weaker than someone who came back. There is nothing you can do to such a person because whatever you could do is less than what has already been done to him. We have already paid the price." - Elie Wiesel  #gratitude #meaning #Survival #strength #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #resilience  Workplace bullying victims are not weak, timid, or spineless as often portrayed by complicit and conniving managers who want to hide bullying. Bullying targets are usually highly skilled, ethical, honest, and well-liked.

"A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation." - Donald Tusk “A company’s value is closely related to its reputation. We understand reputation as an asset and we take every care to manage this asset with monitoring systems.”  - Miguel Setas "Those with determination will eventually succeed." - Sanders  Takaichi #truth #reconciliation #value #Reputation #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #ethics #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #determination

 ...yet less than 13% of the witnesses intervene or address or stop the abuse. “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” - Albert Einstein "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr. "Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." - Leonardo da Vinci "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." -  Elie Wiesel #takeaction #goodness #SpeakUp #liberty #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #empower #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #takeastand

International organizations are susceptible to bullying for several reasons: increased worker diversity, increased global employee dispersion, lack of management experience in new markets, and management needing advanced and consistent skills and behaviors.  #unity #dialogue #corevalues #beliefs #behaviors  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #humane #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #future  "Bullying is more accepted in short term focus, aggressive cultures. It is less acceptable in long term return, future oriented, humane cultures. Bullying's deleterious long term impact is not worth any perceived short term gains.” - Jennifer Hancock