Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"By submitting to huge hierarchies of power, we gain freedom from personal responsibility... Refuse to participate in this evil; insist on taking part in what is healthy, generous, and responsible. Stand up, speak out, and when necessary fight back. Get down off the fence and lend a hand, grab a-hold, be a citizen – not a subject.” - Edward Abbey “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - Lord Acton “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King Jr. “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” - C.S. Lewis #power #freedom #protect #humanity #citizen #LeadersArentBullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #ìntegrity  Bullies pick on someone who acts independently and refuses to kowtow - someone who's typically a veteran worker, highly skilled, and well-liked.

"If you don't talk about peace, you can't achieve it. An end to the war will not be achieved through silence.... Diplomacy matters, dialogue matters, and peace must never be dismissed as weakness. Young peacebuilders are not naïve. They are necessary.... I deal with the world as it is because it helps build a world I wish we would have, a world which we can build together." - Alexander Stubb #peace #dialogue #strength #BuildTogether #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #freedom #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #dignity

 

 "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.