Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"Culture changes when the organization is transformed – the culture reflects the realities of people working together everyday.”  - Frances Hesselbein "We cannot solve a problem by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." - Leonardo da Vinci "We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "Never be bullied into silence.  Accept no one's definition; define yourself." - Harvey Fierstein #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct About 72% of the US employees polled report being aware of workplace bullying; they were either bullied or they witnessed another employee being bullied. Yet, only 12% of these witnesses do anything to address or to stop workplace bullying.  It's time for this to change. #stepup

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." - Henry Ford "There is little success where there is little laughter." - Andrew Carnegie #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others." - Marianne Williamson "Love liberates. Fear imprisons." - Gary Zukav #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Bullying violates the basic tenets of the United States Constitution, namely, each citizen’s right to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Bullying does not liberate or inspire. True leaders do both. Good bosses encourage, motivate and value their workers.

"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." - Franklin D. Roosevelt #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved." - George MacDonald "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Successful leaders create safe environments where people can trust—where they know people are there to protect them when they are vulnerable, where everyone is dedicated to shared goals and to making each other safe and better.

"Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality." - Les Brown "Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance." - Plato #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct  

"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity." - Hippocrates "Awareness is the first step in healing." - Dean Ornish #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Organizations can heal from scandals involving bullying and abuse with leaders who clear out bullies and transcend toxic cultures with constructive  values, beliefs, and behaviors.

"Appearances are often deceiving." - Aesop "Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away." - Ismail Haniyeh "Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light." - George Washington #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

Hope you are staying cool as a wave's breeze.

"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best." - Epictetus #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Bullies seek to find, or make up, what’s “wrong” with people in their lives, rather than what’s right. They attack people, not problems. Successful leaders seek positive traits and outcomes.  They attack problems and elevate people.

"A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance." - Gary Hamel "To lead without a title is to derive your power within the organisation not from your position but from your competence, effectiveness, relationships, excellence, innovation and ethics." - Robin S. Sharma #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Bullies are weak and fragile, whereas good leaders are strong and tough. Strive to be the good leader you want to see. There is strength in kindness. #begentle

"The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement, and they want it to feed your shame." - Viola Davis #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path." - Jim Rohn #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct History proves everything turns out right for those who strive for good and truth. Perpetrator assaults can not hide behind the cloaked darkness of silence when you shine a light on, and take a stance against, bullying.

"We must have zero tolerance for sexual harassment (and all forms of bullying), even if the perpetrator is somebody we liked and admired." - Ana Navarro #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Employees who believe  management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability." - Anne M. Mulcahy #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct If company #managers do not have the ethical and moral framework to stop and prevent bullying, or if they fail to value their employees enough to stop bullying, the organization is not a worthy employer. #LeadersArentBullies

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." - Desmond Tutu "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when (adults) are afraid of the light." - Plato #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right." - Peter Marshall "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." - Nelson Mandela #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct In America, the US Constitution protects workers’ inalienable rights to life, liberty, and to the pursuit of happiness.  Individuals working in the United States should never be exposed to, or tolerate being victimized by, a bullying boss.

"Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke." - Benjamin Disraeli "Courage is knowing what not to fear." - Plato "We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." - Martin Luther King, Jr. #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony." - Thomas Merton "A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life." - William Arthur Ward #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct People are energetic and productive when life is balanced. Life balance allows people to maintain perspective and important relationships. It also fosters selfawareness and empathy; critical anti-bullying traits. #LeadersArentBullies

"Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive." - Jamais Cascio "Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems." - Gever Tulley #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

Special guest appearance at a neighborhood party yesterday. Thank you.  Thank you very much. "Energy and persistence conquer all things." - Benjamin Franklin "The energy of the mind is the essence of life." ' Aristotle #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Great leaders and mentors exude—and infuse others with—positive energy. They achieve results while building healthy relationships with ethical and effective processes.  They uplift constituents with shared values, common  goals, and mutual accountability. #LeadersArentBullies

"Recognition is a reward in itself. Any form of appreciation, even a small word, is important." - Vikrant Massey "Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom." - Theodore Isaac Rubin #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Subjects receiving constructive improvement performance feedback from a supervisor who does not bully state they use the feedback to improve. These subjects also stated they  experienced increased motivation when receiving positive performance recognition. #Leadersarentbullies

"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." - John F. Kennedy "The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow." - H. G. Wells #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

 

"When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they need feedback and information on how they're doing." Daniel H. Pink "I can grow as a leader only if I'm willing to accept feedback." - Jenn Hyman #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct Honest and objective improvement feedback is necessary to learn and to grow into and with a job.... When feedback is given without petty berating and irrational attacks, and is based on observable and agreeable facts, workers strive to improve  performance.

"The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character." - Dorothea Dix "If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." - Isaac Newton #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

Happy Independence Day! "No (person) is above the law and no (person) is below it: nor do we ask any (person's) permission when we ask (them) to obey it."- Theodore Roosevelt #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Uniform bullying policies and consequences should apply to everyone from a chief executive to field and front line staff, and from directors to team leaders. #LeadersArentBullies

"No legacy is so rich as honesty." - William Shakespeare "Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light." - George Washington "Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away." - Elvis Presley #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

 

"Transparency increases credibility and accountability." - Park Won-soon "Relationships feed on credibility, honesty, and consistency." - Scott Borchetta #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Efficient, consistent, effective responses to bullying are critical in establishing healthy workplaces.

 "When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust." - Raja Krishnamoorthi #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct