Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"I'd have to do it again, because long term, it's the only answer. You can't let Iran have a nuclear war.  I have to go with what's right for our country." - Donald Trump "Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry." - Fred Barnes We must "bind up the nation's wounds" with "malice toward none" and "charity for all". - Abraham Lincoln "Be Americans." - George Washington #dowhatsright #strength #decisions #charity #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #unity #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #OneNation

"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds." - Laurell K. Hamilton "The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma." - Judith Lewis Herman #HealingIsPossible #proclaim #YouAreNotAlone #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #report #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #Intervene 

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"Abuse is not a disease; it is a moral choice and a system of beliefs." — Lundy Bancroft "The ultimate tyranny in a relationship is the person who insists that their subjective reality is the only objective truth." — Dr. Ramani Durvasula "The human mind is a narrative machine. When someone wants to hurt another person, their mind will instantly construct a story where the harm was completely justified." — Unknown #choices #reality #truth #rational #maturity #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #objective #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #justice  

"A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth." — Horace "Corrupt judges accept secret bribes, and then justice is not done." — Proverbs 17:23 "No man is allowed to be a judge while influencing his own cause; because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity." — James Madison,  "When justice is bought and sold, there is no more hope for society." — Anonymous #honesty #truth #influence #hope #character #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #honor #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #justice

"By submitting to huge hierarchies of power, we gain freedom from personal responsibility... Refuse to participate in this evil; insist on taking part in what is healthy, generous, and responsible. Stand up, speak out, and when necessary fight back. Get down off the fence and lend a hand, grab a-hold, be a citizen – not a subject.” - Edward Abbey “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - Lord Acton “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King Jr. “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” - C.S. Lewis #power #freedom #protect #humanity #citizen #LeadersArentBullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #justice #psychologicalsafetyatworkact #ìntegrity  Bullies pick on someone who acts independently and refuses to kowtow - someone who's typically a veteran worker, highly skilled, and well-liked.