Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me." — Jane Austen "Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule." - Charles Dickens "False face must hide what the false heart doth know." - William Shakespeare #transparency #heart #truth #evidence  #leadersarentbullies  #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #factfind #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #courage  Bullies and bullying organizations leverage false appearances. They go to great lengths to appear competent or appealing, or they use intimidation and fear to control their followers.

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." -  Martin Luther King, Jr. "You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars. If they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." — Henry Ford #together #brothers #sisters #team #success #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #maturity #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #love

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." - Aristotle "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." - "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen #light #truth #Love #expose #heal #freedom #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #SpeakUp #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #nevergiveup

Miscarriages of justice, where innocent individuals are wrongfully accused or convicted or the legal system fails to uphold fairness, are often described as profound systemic failures.  "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." — Martin Luther King, Jr. "The moment you lay down—that's when it's over." — Huwe Burton "Give me the man and I will give you the case against him." — Soviet-era jurists #innocence #justice #fairness #fight #truth #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #honor #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #FreeSpeech

“We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity, and power in our society.” – Nelson Mandela #equality #power #opportunity #wealth  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #freedom  Bad executives cultivate in constituents a sense of financial dependence to undermine free speech and self-efficacy. Deviant managers can manipulate and leverage worker insecurities and immaturity to force compliance, rather than empowering employee commitment.

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." - J.K. Rowling "Government of the people, by the people, for the people." - Abraham Lincoln #united #strong #people #equality #together #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #team #psychologically #justice