Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"What (people) call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees." - Sri Aurobindo "Petty (people) are eager to make boasts, yet desire others should believe them.  They  enthusiastically engage in deception, yet want  others to have affection for them. They conduct themselves like animals, yet want others to think well of them." - Xun Kuang #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct  

"When fear makes you choose, no security measures on earth will keep dreaded things from finding you. By avoiding avoidance - and choosing to embrace experiences to feel whatever arises - nothing, nothing in all this dangerous world, can keep you from being safe." - Martha Beck #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct #Trauma fosters avoidance. Workers cannot approach locations, tasks, or people who trigger memories of traumatizing events. That is not a healthy or productive work environment.

"Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice." - Shawn Johnson "There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better." - Mark Shields "If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it." - Epictetus #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it." - Dag Hammarskjold #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct  Studies found that nearly 25% of bullying witnesses suffered from anxiety, clinical depression, or other PTSD-like symptoms of trauma.

 "People leave when they don't feel appreciated. That's why we've made recognition a really high value. Our business is people-capability first; then you satisfy customers; then you make money." - David Novak "To win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace." -Doug Conant #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph." - Haile Selassie #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Coworker guilt is rooted in the shame of inaction. Guilty coworkers may also experience a sense of worthlessness for not helping and empathizing with a bullied associate. #LeadersArentBullies #workplaceculture

"Someone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compassion." - Sharon Salzberg "Trauma offers people one of four response choices: victims, rescuers, or perps - and if you're really lucky and really strong and very willing and brave, survivors." - Allison Anders "The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect." - Peter A. Levine #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct