Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"What makes a leader great is not the fact that she (or he) has all the answers, but the ability to inspire and empower us to find the answers." - Abhijit Banerjee #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Bad corporate executives and officials try to cultivate in employees a sense of financial dependence to sabotage self-efficacy. Deviant officials and managers attempt to manipulate worker insecurities and immature needs for approval affiliation.

"When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust." - Raja Krishnamoorthi "The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn't know his craft is one who pretends. People can spot a phony every time." - Jimmy Johnson "Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful." - Pope Francis #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

“People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.” - Wayne Gerard Trotman #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Successful leaders, as opposed to bullies, seek to expose the truth. They solve problems, influence people in constructive and positive ways, and achieve growth-perpetuating, healthy, bottom line outcomes.

 "The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know." - Kristin Armstrong #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

Bullies expect blind obedience, for people to laugh at their jokes (indecent or not), and for their so-called minions to kowtow, comply, and fawn. Don’t feign approval. Be authentic.  Demand decency and respect. "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor E. Frankl #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." - Bryant H. McGill "There is no respect for others without humility in one's self." - Henri Frederic Amiel #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

Leaders should be measured and held accountable for outcome vitality in three critical dimensions: 1. an organization’s bottom-line results, 2. adherence to #ethical and legal processes, and 3. the demonstration of healthy and respectful relationships. "Treating employees benevolently shouldn't be viewed as an added cost that cuts into profits, but as a powerful energizer that can grow the enterprise into something far greater than one leader could envision." - Harold Schultz #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct