Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"Workplace culture reflects the leaders' priorities. Toxic leadership equals toxic culture." — Robin Sharma "In a toxic culture, fear replaces motivation and blame replaces accountability." — Lolly Daskal "Great leaders fix toxic cultures. They empower, involve, listen, appreciate, challenge, support, mentor." — Unknown #values #priorities #empower #listen #coach #LeadersArentBullies #HealthyWorkplaces  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #mentor #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #support  An existing, toxic, working culture where abusive behaviors are normalized as “the way we’ve always done it,” fosters ruthless and inhumane behavior and bullying.

"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." — Reinhold Niebuhr "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." - Martin Luther King Jr. #justice #democracy #freedom #unity #liberty #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #equality #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #fightthepower

"Change happens when the fear of remaining the same becomes greater than the fear of making a change." – Anonymous "And just like a toxic relative, toxic colleagues are best kept at a distance." – Suzy Welch,  "Anything that costs you your peace is too expensive." – Anonymous #change #focus #structure #orientation #peace #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #support  #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #validate

"The U.S. justice system holds back when big-name corporations are involved because of the possible impacts on our economy... power and money basically overrule the laws that every other person must abide by." - Aleida Montanez "You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the rules." - Bob Marley "We have the best government money can buy." - Mark Twain #justice #power #money #laws #equality #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #truth #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness." - Nathaniel Branden "I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power." — Patricia Cornwell #courage #authenticity #assertiveness #power #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #equality #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #Respect  Bully-victim relationship signs and symptoms can be used to then determine the causes and discover what can be done to curb the behavior. The most thorough process to stop bullying of any kind is to identify its root cause and then eliminate or reduce this cause.

"If it is true that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, isn't it also true a society is only as healthy as its sickest citizen and only as wealthy as its most deprived?" - Maya Angelou "An army is a chain, and it is only as strong as its weakest link." - George S. Patton #strength #health #team #community #society  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #sacrifice #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #support