Matt Paknis Leadership Development

  "One Nation under God": Acknowledges religious heritage founding the ideals of the country. "Indivisible": Emphasizes unity and states cannot be separated.  "With liberty and justice for all": promises freedom and fairness to every individual. -US Pledge of Allegiance "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all (people) are created equal...". - US Declaration of Independence #Nation #God #unity #liberty #justice #equality #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #teamwork #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #independence

"The body remembers what the mind has no words for." — Bessel van der Kolk "The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect." — Peter A. Levine "These neural pathways expand into a large complex network that becomes an Inner Critic that dominates mental activity." — Pete Walker #power #transform #resurrect #mentalhealth #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #peace #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #freedom #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #liberty

"I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." - Thomas Jefferson "I cannot consent to the doctrine that a corporation, created by a state... is a person within the meaning of the [Fourteenth] Amendment." – John Marshall Harlan I "If profit becomes the ultimate recipient of protection in this country, it seems inevitable that the rights of the individual will get lost in the balance sheet." – Sarah Stodola #Constitution #IndividualRights #FreeSpeech #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #FairTrial

"A toxic leader will use fear tactics and impossible expectations in order to control those around them." - Anonymous "True power comes not from control or domination, but from the ability to inspire, uplift, and empower those around you." - E.L.C.  #power #inspire #uplift #empower #freedom #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #healthy #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #removebarriers Bullying flourishes in organizations where short term success metrics take precedent over long term values like treating each other with dignity, respect, and decency. Short term goals used to bully can include sales, costs, reports, frivolous projects, and crazy expectations.

Abraham Lincoln: "A house divided against itself cannot stand." (1858) John Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." Barack Obama:  "There is not a liberal America and a conservative America—there is the United States of America."  Abraham Lincoln: "With malice toward none, with charity for all..." #unity #contribute #USA #charity #Community #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #reachout #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #speakout

"Not holding people accountable doesn't help the perp,—it makes you complicit." -  Dr. Thema Bryant "Let's stop questioning victims and start holding perpetrators accountable." - UFS "In the face of accountability, victim blaming and the culture of silence are shattered. Accountability not only functions by holding perpetrators to account, it also helps establish justice for victims and deter future crimes." - Judith Herman #accountability #justice #Deterrence #safety #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces  #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #speakout #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #discovery

"A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Yet executives often use it as a very real fortress to wage war on individuals, shielding themselves with limited liability while wielding unlimited legal resources." - Ralph Nader If Toray "executives abused this privilege by using the business to commit fraud, evade legal obligations, or engage in misconduct, the courts can 'pierce the corporate veil' and hold them personally responsible." — Freiberger Haber LLP #justice #law #liability #Misconduct #responsible #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #truth #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #liberty

Successful Leaders Aren't Bullies https://share.google/UVJzTRIykoD3qtaUg   "hath charms to soothe a savage breast." - William Congreve  (and an organization / a workplace / a boss / a partner / yourself / a team)    "What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?" -William Golding When a person behaves in a certain way, either positive or negative, it is because they are willing, able, and allowed. People change behaviors for two reasons: to experience pleasure, and to avoid pain. Bullies create environments where people keep secrets to avoid pain.

"A lot of people say Americans are fake and I just don't think that's true. I think Americans are just really nice and friendly" – Marina De Buchi, British content creator "People are starting to understand how amazing America truly is, rather than just listening to the media and what other people have told them" – On the scale of stadiums and American patriotism. #real #nice #friendly #safe #amazing #Patriotism #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #decency #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #narrative #usa

Happy Father's Day! "Bullying consists of the least competent most aggressive employee projecting their incompetence on to the least aggressive most competent employee and winning." — Tim Field "If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." — De@smond Tutu "Bullies are cruel and possibly irretrievable, but their anger and bullying behavior is often a displacement of their own lack of self-esteem and self-confidence." — Keith Sullivan, Mark Cleary, and Ginny Sullivan "Bullying is not just about physical violence, it's also about psychological violence - the kind of violence that leaves scars on the soul." — Julia Gillard "One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered." — Michael J. Fox #competence #confidence #dignity #choices #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #...

"In this society, power and money basically overrule the laws that every other person must abide by. The U.S. justice system holds back when big-name corporations are involved because of the possible impacts on our economy."— Aleida Montanez  "Moneyed interests seem to enjoy an easier road to relief in this Court than ordinary citizens."— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson@ "When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something."— John Lewis #power #money #laws #equality #relief #justice  #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #speakout  #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #TruthWins

“HR is here to protect the company, not the employees." - Sarah Brock "The people who must never have power are the humorless. To impossible certainties of rectitude they ally tedium and uniformity." - Christopher Hitchens Bullies have little humor & can't laugh at themselves. #protect #employees #humor #laugh #power #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #equality #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #speakout  Most bullies know they won’t be punished, and corrupt HR associates and managers tolerate bullying environments, understanding their role is to protect the company, management, and HR. Targeted employees now know they have little legal precedent or leverage to protect themselves.

"The people are the rightful masters of both Congresses, and courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln "The oppression of lawless corporate wealth... will ruin our Republic." – Ted Roosevelt #people #citizens #justice #Constitution #power #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #speakout #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #equality

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Ida B. Wells: "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Mahatma Gandhi: "Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly." Thurgood Marshall: "Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country." #justice #truth #equality #light #speakout #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #rights  #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #courage  

"The true threat to our liberty and equality is when unelected judges with life tenure act as servants to powerful business interests." - Sheldon Whitehouse  Toray's collusion with these Federal Judges "is flat-out corruption of the judicial system... a complete miscarriage of justice and a violation of the American principle of equal treatment under the law." — Jack Reed #liberty #equality #justice #FairTrial #FreeSpeech #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #rights #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #SpeakUp

Eradicating bullying is not just a “just and right thing to do,” it’s a “must do.”  Organizational survival in the twenty-first century depends on it. #trust #respect #safety #retain #morale #ideas  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #happy  #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #productivity "People stay where they feel respected. They grow where they feel trusted." — Sarah Rilling  "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." — Eleanor Roosevelt "Toxic workplaces destroy productivity, morale, and, ultimately, the organization." — Jim Collins

"We are going to protect the right of every citizen to speak their mind without fear of government censorship." - Donald Trump "'Representative government and trial by jury are  heart and lungs of liberty' and that no free man should be denied the right to counsel." - John Adams "The true threat to our liberty and equality is when unelected judges with life tenure act as servants to powerful business interests." - Sheldon Whitehouse  #protect #individual #rights #speech #trial #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #truth #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #liberty

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates "The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example." — Anne Wojcicki "Modeling a behavior is stronger than telling someone to act differently." — James Clear #build #new #energy #change #lead #Model #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stength #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #influence  

"Whistleblower cases can pit laypeople—an everyday worker just trying to do the right thing—against well-heeled, powerful, experienced opponents." — Keller Grover "In these David and Goliath battles, someone has to stand up for David... you cannot put profit over people!" — Benjamin L. Crump "You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel." — David (1 Samuel 17:45) #DoTheRightThings #standup #protect #David #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #people #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #SpeakUp

"People are an organization's most valuable asset and the key to its success." — Dave Bookbinder,  "Your company's most valuable asset is it's the relationships between its people." — Scott Miller "Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers." - Stephen Covey #people #Success #assets #relationships #best #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #treatment #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #Teamwork  Bullying organizations who do not rid themselves of abusive interpersonal practices risk losing their most important competitive asset—their talented employees.

"The key to achieving optimal results is perfecting the actions that lead to them." — Frank Sonnenberg "Winning is nice if you don't lose your integrity in the process." — Arnold Horshack “To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.” – John Adams #results #Excel #integrity #good #balance #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #winning #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #Solid #sound  

"Judge shopping is a problem because it undermines public perception in the neutrality and impartiality of the judiciary." - Steve Vladeck "'Judge shopping' allows special interests to select ideologically aligned judges, undermining the fairness of the judicial system." - Sheldon Whitehouse #neutrality #impartiality #fairness #justice #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #trust #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #integrity

"Workplace bullying is akin to domestic violence at work, where the abuser is on the payroll." — Dr. Gary Namie "Harassment becomes unlawful where the conduct is so severe it creates a work environment reasonable people would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive." — EEOC #stopabuse #welcome #Respect #dignity #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #decency #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #safety  Those who take no action now to stop bullying and who fail to discipline bullying employees will (as laws are passed) be liable for punitive damages for knowingly allowing malicious and oppressive tortious acts.

"Mental toughness is many things. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in." — Vince Lombardi "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." — Ernest Hemingway "It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of truth." — John Locke #sacrifice #discipline #strength #truth #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #selfless #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #selfcritical

"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves." -  William Arthur Ward "When you attack problems, not people, you can begin to make progress. People aren't the problem." - Carey Nieuwhof "It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." — Sir Edmund Hillary #discover #best #attack #problem #conquer #leadersarentbullies #HealthyWorkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #progress #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #encourage

"Justice can't exist when corruption has power." — Unknown "You can't find justice in a world where criminals make the rules." — Bob Marley "A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth." — Horace "The fight for justice vs. corruption is never easy." — Frank Serpico #justice #power #truth #fight #nevergiveup #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #hope #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #faith #love

 "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, & become more, you are a leader." - John Adams "Never tell people how. Share the goal. Let them surprise you with their ingenuity." — George Patton "Leaders are those who empower others." - Bill Gates #inspire #learn #empower #BuildLeaders #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #growth #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #innovations  Bullies survive by making subordinates feel afraid, trapped, at fault (#gaslit), unempowered, and compliant rather than committed.  These reactions reveal toxic environments.

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." — Jimi Hendrix "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." — Albert Einstein "Greed and peace preclude each other." — Erich Fromm "If we take the common good of all humanity as our norm, instead of individual greed, peace would be possible." — Pope John Paul II #power #love #peace #understanding #good #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #humanity #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #Freedom

"It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence." — W.K. Clifford "The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven." — John Milton  #truth #evidence #facts #observations #clarity  #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #heaven #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #freedom

"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." — Abraham Lincoln  "When corporations can get away with crimes just because they are wealthy or have the right connections, the scales are tipped against fairness and equality." - Suzy Kassem "There is no greater indictment of judges than the fact that honest people are afraid to go into court, while criminals and corporations swagger out its revolving doors." — Thomas Sowell #constitution #rights #FreeSpeech #FairTrial #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psycholigicalsafetyatworkact #TruthWins