Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"The most prevalent problem was the failure of the leadership to protect the children. It was a failure of the leadership to act, a failure to report, a failure to intervene."— Louis Freeh (PSU) "Institutions have a natural tendency to protect themselves, and when they do, the first casualty is often the truth."— Spotlight (Boston Diocese) "The BSA’s primary response to reports of sexual abuse was to protect the organization’s reputation and assets, rather than to protect the youth in its care."— BSA perversion files "Silencing the victim is the ultimate act of complicity. It transforms an isolated crime into an institutional policy."— Dr. Janja Lalich "The culture of secrecy that surrounded these schools allowed abusers to operate with impunity, while victims were left with the crushing burden of forced silence."— IICSA (Private Schools) "We were told to keep it quiet for the good of the church, for the good of the community, for ...

"Honesty is the best policy..... I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct, which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.... The freedom of Speech may be taken away, and dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the slaughter." - George Washington #Honesty #rolemodel #freedom #speech #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #liberty #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #dignity

“Systems of oppression (racism, sexual abuse, war, domestic violence) are ways of maintaining power for certain people at the expense of others.” - Alicia Garza "You survive when you don't repeat the cycle, but you thrive when you create a new legacy and trajectory." - Nedra Glover Tawwab “I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” - Carl Jung #power #uplift #choose #liberty #thrive #build #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #truth #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #freedom #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #justice

“The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement AND they want it to feed your shame....To the predators... Weinstein, etc... I say to you, 'You can choose your sin but you don't get to choose the consequences.' To the victims... I see you. I believe you... and I'm listening." - Viola Davis "Giraffes are completely tranquil - they have no predators as adults because there's not an animal in the jungle stupid enough to go for them. - Joanna Lumley #power #consequence #tranquility #Intervene #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #poise  Bullying is a very durable behavioral style, largely because bullies learn early it can get them what they want if no one intervenes and calls them out. Respond, report, and normalize stopping abuse by not giving it tacit approval, but with strong resistance in numbers and protocol.

 

"Civilisation will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them... There will remain the greater task of directing knowledge lastingly towards the purpose of peace and human good." - Winston Churchill #civilization #freedom #peace #unite #goodness #leadersarentbullies ##healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #liberty #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #dignity