Matt Paknis Leadership Development

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.” - Theodore Roosevelt "Only a tiny percentage of surivors choose to abuse, yet almost all perps and predators were abused.  Hurting others is ultimately a choice." A person’s capacity to be aware of others’ feelings and the ability to manage these feelings, allow people with emotional intelligence to manage healthy relationships. Bullies don’t care about others’ feelings. Bullying bosses, like pedophiles and psychopaths, lack empathy. #LeadersArentBullies

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." - Ronald Reagan "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington #freedom #FreeSpeech #FairTrial #democracy #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #liberty #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #speakout

"All cruelty springs from weakness." — Seneca "The malignant egoist is like the dyer's hand, subdued to what it works in." — William Shakespeare "A wolf is no less a wolf because he's dressed up in a sheepskin." — Aesop "Falsehood is easy, truth is so hard." — Henry David Thoreau #truth #transparency #character #integrity #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #respect #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #authenticity

My book was released around the world in September 2018.  In December 2018, with no evidence, former client Toray Plastics' vindictive American executives sued me, angry I addressed a valid shooting threat and jealous of my book. Eight years later, the saga continues..... "A lawsuit can be a weapon." — Bari Weiss "The purpose of [a lawsuit] is to harass and discourage rather than to win. The law can be used very easily to harass..." — L. Ron Hubbard #freespeech #FairTrial #justice #truth #liberty #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #truth #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #freedom #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"He that is humble, ever is striving to be trusted. He that is proud, ever is hiding his weakness." - Friedrich Nietzsche "People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and any-body who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." - James Baldwin "To be proud and inaccessible is to show us a pride that is not our own, but a weakness that we would fain conceal." - Thomas Fuller #LeadersArentBullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #humility  #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #strength  This admiration and worship of power is what facilitates bullying in the workplace. Incompetent and insecure people place inordinate importance on being in charge and powerful to compensate for their lack of talent. 

Happy Sunday!  Overjoyed to announce the birth of our Grandchild (and Granddaughter!) #2! All are well!  Best wishes for a great week!