Matt Paknis Leadership Development

When employees do not have clear goals, roles, or processes, and bosses hold these workers accountable for arbitrary and unrealistic results, tensions run high and conflict, scapegoating, and trust issues multiply. Quality and production suffer. #LeadersArentBullies

"Peace begins with a smile.... The fruit of silence is prayer; the fruit of prayer is faith; the fruit of faith is love; the fruit of love is service; the fruit of service is peace.... If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa  #peace #prayer #faith #love #belong #smile #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #reach #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #start #give

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt “Emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership.” -- Daniel Goleman “Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” -- James 1:19 #emotions #SelfAwareness #relationships #listen #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #respond #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #2ears1mouth

  Toray Plastics used The RI Federal Justice System to bully me with a frivolous lawsuit. They ultimately dismissed, with prejudice, and paid all my fees. I signed nothing. The book stayed the same.  It took 8 years and caused great damage.   "Anyone can be falsely accused of a crime. Everyone accused of a crime deserves a fair trial." - John Garamendi "Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction upon democracy." - Deeyah Khan #FairTrial #FreeSpeech #dismissed #justice #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #liberty #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #freedom

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” -- Albert Einstein “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy.” - Nelson Mandela  #peace #understanding #dialogue #work #desire #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #freedom #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #collective