Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"The measure of a (person) is what (they) do with power." — Plato "Character is shown through manners and respect rather than power." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  "The possession of power inevitably spoils the free use of reason." — Immanuel Kant #Conduct #character #manners #Respect #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #decency #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #freedom  Bullying involves exposure to repeated and enduring negative acts in the workplace when an imbalance of formal or informal power exists between the involved parties. #workplaceculture

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on". - John F. Kennedy "Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages." – George Washington "Everything in life should be done with reflection." – John Adams #ideas #persevere #spirit #rise #reflect #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #peace #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #freedom

Workplace bullying reports indicate only 2% of bystanders intervene and up to 60% do nothing.  "There comes a time when silence is betrayal." — Martin Luther King Jr. "When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." — Malala Yousafzai "Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves." — Proverbs 31:8 "I hear you. I see you. I believe you. You are not alone.  It's not your fault. Healing is possible. It's never too late." #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #justice #SpeakUp #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #freedom #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #Rights

"A lawsuit with no legal precedent or standing, seeking  damages, from no jury, in the name of stopping something that never happened? Only in (Rhode Island)." - Kenneth Langone "A boomerang returns back to the person that throws it." — Vera Nazarian #justice #FreeSpeech #FairTrial #Rights #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #truth #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #Freedom

"All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." - Jackie Robinson "Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it." — Frances Wright "Equality means nothing unless incorporated into the institutions." — Fannie Lou Hamer "No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger than its weakest people." — Anonymous "The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal." - Aristotle #Respect #equality #liberty #strength #merit #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #freedom  Dan Olweus, defines bullying as: “...as aggressive behavior or intentional harm doing, carried out with repeated intent, involving actual or perceived imbalances of power between the victim (or target) and the bully (perpetrator)."  

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." — Buddha "If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations... There must be peace in the home... There must be peace in the heart." — Lao Tzu "Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means." — Ronald Reagan "Peace begins with a smile." — Mother Teresa "Real peace is the presence of something beautiful" — Prem Rawat #peace #World #Nations #home #heart #love #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #smile #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #beauty