Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"A narcissist paints a picture of themselves as being the victim or the hero in all circumstances. They never play the villain." — Shannon L. Alder "The delusional person is one who is not able to change their mind upon being shown that they are wrong." — Carroll Quigley" "Denial is not just a river in Egypt; it is the primary defense mechanism of the emotionally immature." — Unknown #clarity #selfawareness #vulnerability #truth #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #humility #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #willingness

"To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker." — Frederick Douglass “A fair trial is where the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces proper courtroom procedures – a trial where every assumption can be challenged.”— Harry Browne  “Representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty.”— John Adams #freedom #speech #FairTrial #rights #liberty #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #trial #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #truth

"I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday." - Abraham Lincoln "Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most." - Lincoln "As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew." - Lincoln #wisdom #discipline #outcomes #innovate #accountability #consequence #normalize #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #change #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #dignity When no one is held accountable for abusive behaviors, this nonresponse is the same as condoning and normalizing bullying in the workplace.

Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Power must be linked with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within the framework of the general good." Ronald Reagan: "A President's greatest responsibility is to protect all our people from enemies, foreign and domestic." Abraham Lincoln: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." #power #responsibility #defend #protect #good #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #character #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #servitude

Elie Wiesel: "We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Renée Fishman: "When we are silent in the face of abuse, we implicitly tell the bully that their behavior is acceptable. ... Silence in the face of abuse sends the message that... people ‘deserve’ to be mistreated." Albert Einstein: "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." #SpeakOut #fightthepower #liberty #freedom #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #Respect #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #report

"Where the law is subject to corruption, justice becomes a weapon in the hands of the oppressors." – Unknow "When the judge is a party to the suit, and the lawyers are his accomplices, the trial is a tragedy of the darkest kind." – Legal philosophy "A court of law is a place where truth and innocence are often the first casualties of a corrupt alliance." – Unknown "The trial itself is a conspiracy... where the judgment is passed long before the evidence is heard." – Franz Kafka #justice #light #truth #innocence #evidence #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #law #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #equality #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #liberty