Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles." — Harry S. Truman  "Abusive management practices like bullying and sexual harassment routinely feed on income inequality." - Johanna Rickne #selfless #generous #honest #Respect #equal #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #fair #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #humility  Predatory bullying is more prevalent in economies with aggressive, 0 sum, top down cultures, like in the United States, where power and salary disparities between organizational reporting relationships and titles, not always based on competence and merit, are significant.

"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies." - Abraham Lincoln "The majesty of citizenship holds no distinction of race, class, or faith, gender or background." - Donald Trump "...the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them." - George Washington "It's important we talk with each other in a healing way, and not to wound." - Barack Obama  #friends #Citizen #reconciliation #healing #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #love #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #Neighborly

"Recognition is the golden key unlocking the treasure chest of human potential." – Oliver Westwood "Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." – Voltaire "The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated." – William James #recognize #appreciate #potential #excellence #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #thank #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #love

"The main reasons for the growth and institutionalization of corruption are: a culture of secrecy with lack of transparency..." - Phashant Bhusan "A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth." - Horace "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." — Buddha #transparency #justice #truth #expose #clean #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #trust #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #character

"Insults are the last resort of an insecure fool trying to appear confident." - Dustin Woodward "The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury." – Marcus Aurelius "A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me." – Frederick Douglass #highroad #boundaries #protection #laughter #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #calm #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #standup  During the early phases of workplace bullying, indirect and discrete types of behavior prevail; for example, sly comments & insults no one else but the target witnesses from the bully. More direct acts appear later.

"My concern is not whether God is on our side. My great concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right." - Abraham Lincoln “When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.” – Barack Obama “Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” – John F. Kennedy #Godisgood #RiseUp #courage #purpose #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #effort #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #direction