Dick Grote on Disciplining without Punishment
All too often, punishing a problem employee merely results in a problem employee who’s been punished. Is there a better way?
August 10, 2007 / Podcast # 07-17
Dick Grote speaks on how to get problem employees to take responsibility for their behavior and how to solve attitude, attendance, and performance problems successfully, without resorting to punishment
In his book Discipline without Punishment (AMACOM), Grote helps managers and HR professionals adopt a positive, proven method for getting problem employees back on track. Dick is Chairman and CEO of Grote Consulting Corp., and the author of The Complete Guide to Performance Appraisal, The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book, and Forced Ranking: Making Performance Management Work. His articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars:
AMA’s Employment Law Course: Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls of EEO, FMLA and ADA
Mastering Challenging Management Conversations
How to Conduct Effective Workplace Investigations
For related reading from AMACOM Books:
Discipline Without Punishment
101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems
