Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"Recognition is a reward in itself. Any form of appreciation, even a small word, is important." - Vikrant Massey "Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire #endbullying #BeTransparent #metoo #stepup #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #innerpeace #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

Below please find an updated Toray vs. Paknis abbreviated timeline, dated 10-10-2024, explaining why Toray Plastics America (TPA) sued me in Providence Federal Court in December 2018 and threatened my publisher with a lawsuit in June of 2019. "The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system. It is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression." - Leopoldo Lopez Workplace Bullying Targets do many things right, like write books to address and stop abusive and corrupt behaviors.  This, of course, makes bullies jealous and irrational in retaliation. Summer 2024:   I started journaling and sharing the truth about Toray Plastics America's malicious and baseless lawsuit against me.   January 2024:   I submitted a demand letter to Toray Plastics America seeking payment and restitution for TPA'S Malicious Prosecution and related, extensive, personal and professional injuries, harm, and damages.  

"It's unfortunate that cyberbullying happens to 13-year-old kids in junior high and adults in the workplace. It's something we have to deal with as Americans." - Karen Civil "Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent." - Jonathan Swift #endbullying #BeTransparent #metoo #stepup #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #peaceofmind #Cyberbullying has become a significant problem in the past decade. The ubiquity of handheld and other devices affords bullies anytime access to their prey, and harassment can often be carried out anonymously.

"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." - Alexis de Tocqueville "Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness." - Anne Frank #endbullying #BeTransparent #metoo #stepup #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

A bully's greatest fear is being exposed as an incompetent fraud.  They then target and attack the most talented and decent workers who trigger this fear and insecurity.  "The biggest challenge was becoming a leader and taking our team to the highest level. Overcoming fear of inadequacy and never getting down on yourself or doubting who you are." - David Robinson #endbullying #BeTransparent #stepup #metoo #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

Workplace Bullying Targets do many things right, like write books to address and stop abusive and corrupt behaviors.  This, of course, makes bullies jealous and irrational in retaliation. "The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system. It is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression." - Leopoldo Lopez Below please find an updated Toray vs. Paknis abbreviated timeline, dated 10-6-2024, explaining why Toray Plastics America (TPA) sued me in Providence Federal Court in December 2018. Please read more here: https://mattpaknis.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-truth-sets-us-free.html

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect.” - Mark Twain "The mob is the mother of tyrants." - Diogenes "There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad." - Oscar Wilde #endbullying #BeTransparent #stepup #metoo #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact A mob mentality, or what can be called a “group think,” arises when workers sense protection and security from a boss who sends subliminal and overt messages conveying workers are safe if they don’t rat on the boss’s bullying.

"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office." - Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy: "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."

When workplace bullying targets do right, like publish a book addressing abusive and corrupt behaviors, bullies, like the executives at Toray Plastics America, become jealous and irrational in retaliation. "While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself." - Douglas Horton "The best revenge is to be unlike (those) who performed the injury." - Marcus Aurelius #endbullying #BeTransparent #stepup #metoo #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system. It is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression." - Leopoldo Lopez Workplace Bullying Targets do many things right, like write books to address and stop abusive and corrupt behaviors.  This, of course, makes bullies jealous and irrational in retaliation. Below please find an updated Toray vs. Paknis abbreviated timeline, dated 10-2-2024, explaining why Toray Plastics America (TPA) sued me in Providence Federal Court in December 2018 and threatened my publisher with a lawsuit in June of 2019. Summer 2024:   I started journaling and sharing the truth about Toray Plastics America's malicious and baseless lawsuit against me.   January 2024:   I submitted a demand letter to Toray Plastics America seeking payment and restitution for TPA'S Malicious Prosecution and related, extensive, personal and professional injuries, harm, and damages.  

"There's too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin' to tear someone down in some way; everywhere you go, there's a feeling of inadequacy, or a feeling that you're not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world." - Alicia Keys #MeToo #StepUp #endbullying #happiness   #BeTransparent #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkenvironments #metoomovement #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Bullying is typically motivated by the bully’s insecurities and inadequacies. Any colleague who unwittingly threatens to highlight or expose a bully’s failings or insecurities is a potential target.  

"There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign." - Theodore White "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." - Franklin D. Roosevelt “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” ―Woodrow Wilson

"I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them." - Jeremy Corbyn "When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are." - Dennis Kucinich #endbullying #BeTransparent #metoo #stepup #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

 

Below please find Toray vs. Paknis timeline update XVIII, dated 9-28-24, explaining why Toray Plastics America (TPA) and sued me in Providence Federal Court in December 2018 and threatened my publisher with a lawsuit in June of 2019. In their suit, TPA falsely claimed a common reader could identify TPA in my book.   By suing me, TPA brought their concerns public and outed themselves, accomplishing the TPA  notoriety they claimed I caused with my book.  Bringing their suit to the public domain, combined with changes in state and federal non-disclosure laws, allows me to discuss the case and show how TPA used the Federal Justice System to bully me.  Toray also threatened my publisher who then signed over the rights of the book to me and stopped publishing, printing, distributing, marketing, and selling my book, Successful Leaders Aren't Bullies, released September, 2018. Their suit scared away publishers.  The book is legal and tight.  It was reviewed by four (4) separate editorial t

"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness." - Dalai Lama "The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system. It is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression." Leopoldo Lopez #endbullying #BeTransparent #metoo #stepup #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Bullies tend to target good people simply because of their “goodness.” These targets don’t do anything wrong to attract or to justify #bullying . Targets do many things right actually, and this, of course, makes bullies jealous and irrational in retaliation.

"In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... But you can't buy courage and decency, you can't rent a strong moral sense. A president must bring those things with them...  They need to have a "vision" of the future they wish to create.. But a vision is worth little if a president doesn't have the character-- the courage and heart-- to see it through." - Peggy Noonan "Americans must have faith that presidential election rules are established through the transparent, democratic process required by the U.S. Constitution to guarantee public accountability and preserve federalism." - Bill Hagerty

"We do not see people as they are, but as they appear to us. And these appearances are usually misleading." - Robert Greene "The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn't care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a phony every time." - Jimmy Johnson #endbullying #BeTransparent #metoo #stepup #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

 Below please find Toray vs. Paknis timeline update XVII, dated 9-24-24, explaining why Toray Plastics America (TPA) and sued me in Providence Federal Court in December 2018 and threatened my publisher with a lawsuit in June of 2019. In their suit, TPA falsely claimed a common reader could identify TPA in my book.   By suing me, TPA brought their concerns public and outed themselves, accomplishing the TPA  notoriety they claimed I caused with my book.  Bringing their suit to the public domain, combined with changes in state and federal non-disclosure laws, allows me to discuss the case and show how TPA used the Federal Justice System to bully me.  Toray also threatened my publisher who then signed over the rights of the book to me and stopped publishing, printing, distributing, marketing, and selling my book, Successful Leaders Aren't Bullies, released September, 2018. Their suit scared away publishers.  The book is legal and tight.  It was reviewed by four (4) separate editorial t