Matt Paknis Leadership Development

"Example is leadership." - Albert Schweitzer "Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public." - Epictetus #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityatWorkAct Leaders’ actions, behaviors, and responses should show employees that bullying is not permitted in the organization; the culture will not tolerate bullying. #LeadersArentBullies

"The chance to profit from corruption is why many authoritarian leaders seize and cling to power." - Tom Malinowski "Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God." - Benjamin Franklin #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust." - Denise Morrison "We believe that transparency is needed to create trust, and it's also needed to create a dialogue." - Julie Sweet #healthyworkplaces #stepup #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #DignityAtWorkAct Organizations must be transparent and truthful while evaluating whether their managers are bullies. To thrive, employees must trust bullying will not be tolerated in their business and employees will be treated with respect. #LeadersArentBullies

"The (person) who cannot endure to have (their) errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of truth." - James Allen #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Trust is the glue of life; the  essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the key principle holding all relationships." - Stephen Covey "Few things can help a person  more than to give (them) responsibility, to let (them) know  you trust him." - Booker T. Washington #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct  Leaders build trust. They make vulnerable workers feel safe. They generate a positive spark and cycle of effectiveness. They shed light on bullying with transparency and self-awareness. They have integrity. #LeadersArentBullies

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." - Leonardo da Vinci "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." - Harvey Fierstein #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct

"Life is about perspective; how you look at something... you have to zoom out." -Whitney Wolfe Herd "Empathy is understanding life from another person's perspective." -Sterling K. Brown "Perspective is everything when  experiencing the challenges of life." -Joni Eareckson Tada #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkplaces #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #stepup #DignityAtWorkAct Moving an organization forward requires everyone to want to learn to listen with respect to influence themselves and others to appreciate varying  perspectives. It requires looking behind appearances to uncover obstacles blocking continuous learning and organizational health.