Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"There are two things people want more than sex and money — recognition and praise." – Mary Kay Ash "People work for money, but go the extra mile for recognition, praise, and rewards." – Dale Carnegie #retention #recognition #challenge #money #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #praise #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #rewards  8% leave for more challenging work.  7% leave for more money, but if they feel recognized, respected, empowered, and challenged, they will only leave for a significant, 20-30% or more, pay increase.  Satisfied employees stay.

"We are in an era of very aggressive corporate litigation to expand the constitutional prerogatives of business." - Kent Greenfield "Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech." - Benjamin Franklin "Every institution, including the judiciary, has its share of black sheep and corrupt judges." – Prashant Bhushan #truth #rights #constitution #freedom #liberty #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #HONOR #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #justice #8years

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. “True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” - Nelson Mandela  “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Desmond Tutu #peace #sport #talent #teamwork #respect #healthyworkplaces #leadersarentbullies #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #Grace #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #character  “Aggression can be the wrong way to use and to obtain power. There are collaborative, respectful, multi-sum, demanding, co-equal, assertive, and wonderful ways to be leaders without being aggressive,” says Debra Pepler, Ph.D.

  "I Have A Dream.... little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers," - Martin Luther King, Jr. "Almost always, the oppressed, instead of striving for collective liberation, tend themselves to become oppressors, or 'sub-oppressors.'" - Paulo Freire "Sports can create hope, where there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all kinds of discrimination." - Kofi Annan #join #liberty #hope #sport #unify #play #love #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #talent #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #Respect

The root cause of workplace bullying is the bully's great fear of being exposed as an incompetent fraud. Talented people often trigger incompetent and insecure employees who are in over their heads / bad fits / bad hires. "The cure for workplace bullying and the imposter syndrome is not more self-esteem. It’s competence."— Anonymous #competence #confidence #PeterPrinciple #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #talent #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #selfawareness