Matt Paknis Leadership Development

Workers are blamed and held accountable and punished for not meeting irrational and unrealistic expectations rather than encouraged to seek, and eliminate, root causes preventing goal attainment. "1. Catch people doing something right.  2. Attack problems and not people.  3.  Set clear and rational goals, roles, and processes with employee input."  - Ken Blanchard #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct

 "The coward only threatens when he / she is safe." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings." - Salman Rushdie #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure." - Confucius "One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation." - Arthur Ashe #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Training is informal and not procedural so any mistake or misstep can be blamed on the worker. Bullied workers are set up to fail and often entrapped to knock their confidence.

"Indeed, this life is a test. It is a test of many things - of our convictions and priorities, our faith and our faithfulness, our patience and our resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires." - Sheri L. Dew #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom." - Bertrand Russell #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Bullied organizations and individuals display PTSD symptoms. Like a deer in headlights, they freeze when bullied. It’s a fear-based response, where criticism evokes memories of a critical parent or bully.

"It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor (them) for what (they are)." - Hermann Hesse #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"One of the signs of a bad coworker (and boss) is a pattern of persistent undermining - intentionally hindering a colleague's success, reputation, or relationships." - Adam Grant #leadersarentbullies #stepup #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Bullying managers leverage email, voicemail, text, cell phones and other bullies to communicate unclear and accusatory messages meant to put the target or recipient on defense and focused on the bully instead of production and healthy performance/functioning.