Matt Paknis Leadership Development

The Book Corporate America Spent 5 Years Trying to Censor—And Lost! Toray Plastics America completely surrendered—dismissing the case with prejudice and being ordered to pay 100% of my legal expenses while I signed nothing and the book remained the same! "Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light..... There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." - George Washington "Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away." - Elvis Healthy leadership and unyielding integrity outlast toxic intimidation.

"A great culture is not just one aspect of the business—it is the business." - Herb Kelleher  "There's no magic formula for great company culture. The key is just to treat your staff how you would like to be treated." - Richard Branson  #culture #values #beliefs #behaviors #focus #LeadersArentBullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #teamwork #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #trust  Dysfunctional workplaces are characterized by unclear goals, roles, processes, no enforcement of respectful rules of engagement and appropriate boundaries, and a lack of commitment to employee growth and development.  This dysfunction nurtures supervisory bullying.

Serial pedophiles who molest boys assault, on average, over 100 victims.  Childhood molestation is akin to soul murder.  "I wish I'd done more (to protect the boys from Sandusky)." - Joe Paterno (But he still deserves a room dedicated to his ability to bully and to turn away?) "To all who suffered from my shortcomings, I apologize and beg for forgiveness." - Cardinal Law (But he still deserves a cushy Vatican retirement?) "I am sorry and devastated there were times when we failed the children we were supposed to protect." - Jim Turley, BSA Chairman (But they still encouraged their attorneys to further abuse their victims.) Although their responses to torture and assault are comparable, how are Hitler and the Third Reich remembered?

"Cold shoulders are used to make you feel invisible and powerless.” — Dr. Ramani  “Bullies isolate. They fear your voice, your truth, and allies who defend you.” — Unknown “Silence is the chosen weapon of the coward. It inflicts pain without leaving visible scars.” — Unknown #beseen #bepowerful #SpeakUp #truth #allies #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #courage #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #strength

 

"Bullies are always terrified of the truth because it strips them of their manufactured power." - Unknown "Bullies are like fires—they need fuel to burn, and that fuel is your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Starve them with objective reality." - Unknown #truth #power #facts #observations #reality #LeadersArentBullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #rational #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #TruthToPower  Bullies always find ways to leverage their perceived power gap to an advantage. Call them out and challenge their fantasies with facts and observations.