Matt Paknis Leadership Development

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect.” - Mark Twain "The mob is the mother of tyrants." - Diogenes "There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad." - Oscar Wilde #endbullying #BeTransparent #stepup #metoo #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact A mob mentality, or what can be called a “group think,” arises when workers sense protection and security from a boss who sends subliminal and overt messages conveying workers are safe if they don’t rat on the boss’s bullying.

"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office." - Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy: "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."

When workplace bullying targets do right, like publish a book addressing abusive and corrupt behaviors, bullies, like the executives at Toray Plastics America, become jealous and irrational in retaliation. "While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself." - Douglas Horton "The best revenge is to be unlike (those) who performed the injury." - Marcus Aurelius #endbullying #BeTransparent #stepup #metoo #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact

"The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system. It is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression." - Leopoldo Lopez Workplace Bullying Targets do many things right, like write books to address and stop abusive and corrupt behaviors.  This, of course, makes bullies jealous and irrational in retaliation. Below please find an updated Toray vs. Paknis abbreviated timeline, dated 10-2-2024, explaining why Toray Plastics America (TPA) sued me in Providence Federal Court in December 2018 and threatened my publisher with a lawsuit in June of 2019. Summer 2024:   I started journaling and sharing the truth about Toray Plastics America's malicious and baseless lawsuit against me.   January 2024:   I submitted a demand letter to Toray Plastics America seeking payment and restitution for TPA'S Malicious Prosecution and related, extensive, personal and professional injuries, harm, an...

"There's too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin' to tear someone down in some way; everywhere you go, there's a feeling of inadequacy, or a feeling that you're not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world." - Alicia Keys #MeToo #StepUp #endbullying #happiness   #BeTransparent #leadersarentbullies #healthyworkenvironments #metoomovement #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact Bullying is typically motivated by the bully’s insecurities and inadequacies. Any colleague who unwittingly threatens to highlight or expose a bully’s failings or insecurities is a potential target.  

"There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign." - Theodore White "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." - Franklin D. Roosevelt “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” ―Woodrow Wilson

"I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them." - Jeremy Corbyn "When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are." - Dennis Kucinich #endbullying #BeTransparent #metoo #stepup #leadersarentbullies #metoomovement #healthyworkenvironments #happiness #leaderselevatethoughtandconduct #psychologicalsafetyatworkact