Guidelines for Effective Discipline Choose one (a-h) that fits the statement the

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Guidelines for Effective Discipline

Choose one (a-h) that fits the statement the besy (all may or MAY not be used)

A.Clearly communicate the standards and code of conduct to all employees.

B. Be sure that the punishment fits the crime.

C. Follow the standing rules yourself.

D. Take consistent, impartial action when the rules are broken.

E. Discipline immediately, but stay calm and get all the necessary facts before you discipline.

F. Discipline in private.

G. Document discipline.

H. When the discipline is over, resume normal relations with the employee.

1.”Are you kidding me? Can you really fire me just for being late for work once?”

2 ”I didn’t know that I’m not supposed to make a personal call while I’m working. Can’t you let it go this one time?”

3. ”Some days, my boss comments about my being late, but other days, she doesn’t say anything about it.”

4. ”Let’s get back to the way things were before I had to discipline you, OK?”

5.”Let’s go to my office so that we can discuss your rule violation now.”

6. ”I missed it. Why was the boss yelling at Rita?”

7.”The boss comes back from break late all the time and nothing happens to him; so why do I get in trouble for being late?”

8. ”When I come to work late, the manager reprimands me. But when Linda is late, nothing is ever said.”

9. “The boss gave me a written warning for being late for work and placed it in my permanent record file.”

A.Clearly communicate the standards and code of conduct to all employees.

B. Be sure that the punishment fits the crime.

C. Follow the standing rules yourself.

D. Take consistent, impartial action when the rules are broken.

E. Discipline immediately, but stay calm and get all the necessary facts before you discipline.

F. Discipline in private.

G. Document discipline.

H. When the discipline is over, resume normal relations with the employee.

Explanation / Answer

STATEMENTS

ACTION

”Are you kidding me? Can you really fire me just for being late for work once?”

Be sure that the punishment fits the crime.

”I didn’t know that I’m not supposed to make a personal call while I’m working. Can’t you let it go this one time?”

Clearly communicate the standards and code of conduct to all employees.

”Some days, my boss comments about my being late, but other days, she doesn’t say anything about it.”

Take consistent, impartial action when the rules are broken.

”Let’s get back to the way things were before I had to discipline you, OK?”

When the discipline is over, resume normal relations with the employee.

”Let’s go to my office so that we can discuss your rule violation now.”

”I missed it. Why was the boss yelling at Rita?”

Discipline in private.

”The boss comes back from break late all the time and nothing happens to him; so why do I get in trouble for being late?”

Follow the standing rules yourself.

”When I come to work late, the manager reprimands me. But when Linda is late, nothing is ever said.”

Take consistent, impartial action when the rules are broken

“The boss gave me a written warning for being late for work and placed it in my permanent record file.”

Document discipline.