When disciplining staff, is your style constructive or punitive?

Paul had corrected the Corinthians and said, ³I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to have remorse and change your ways² (2 Corinthians 7:9, NLT).

Effective employee discipline is designed to encourage a change of behavior, not just to feel better that we took strong action.

Useful discipline is timely, directly tied to the workplace offense, and the consequences appropriate for the offense.

Then your action will be designed to bring improvement in future performance, and will improve your business.

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