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Summary: Improve employee performance and protect your company!
Review: 101 Sample Write-Ups is certainly unique. As a director of employee and labor relations, I very often found myself looking for just the right terms and phraseology when documenting discipline. Sometimes I just wasn't in the creative mood to write, though. I wished I'd had a complete listing -- on diskette -- of exactly what I wanted to say on paper in particular circumstances!Over time, I collected lots of samples and made a diskette for myself -- just so I wouldn't have to start from scratch with each new disciplinary occurrence. That's when the idea of this book was born. . . First, I wanted to emphasize the importance of avoiding formal discipline whenever possible by treating people with respect and dignity and encouraging them to assume responsibility for their actions. So the first five chapters of the book describe that kind of proactive performance management that leaders want to practice. Those chapters also include the legal theory that serves as a foundation for the examples. As far as the samples on diskette, Legal Management Magazine's book review in February 1999 called them "remarkably complete" and "right on target." No two situations are alike when it comes to performance and conduct infractions, so we'll show you the rules for documenting the narrative section of a disciplinary write-up. But parts two and three of our template -- the "performance improvement plan" and "outcomes and consequences" sections -- remain remarkably the similar for certain types of infractions. So cut and paste, and off you go: a customized description of specific incidents along with documentation of your organization's attempt at proactively rehabilitating your workers! It ensures that you're consistent in your employment practices, an open and communicative employer, and a an organization known for "best practices" in maximizing employees' potential. And, of course, your documented efforts could be used to defend your organization from wrongful termination charges should they occur. I hope 101 Sample Write-Ups come in as handy (and time-saving!) for you as they do for me.
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Summary: This book saved my sanity
Review: A long-term problem employee was transferred to my department. I'd seen other two other supervisors repeatedly get intimidated by her, and the HR dept. ignore the entire situation. A friend recommended this book to me, and WOW what a help! The author gave me verbiage for the disciplinary conversations I had to have with my employee, showed me how to document her poor performance, and the attorney who eventually reviewed the file at HR's request gave me an "A". The new HR person who took over right as the employee was resigning (on the verge of being terminated), said the written warnings were the best she had ever seen. Disciplining this employee was a very difficult, emotional process, but I felt confident that I was doing the right thing for my company, and legally was protected because this book took me step by step through it all.
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Summary: a solid step-by-step guide to progressive discipline
Review: As a manager of a new, small organization, we had no real procedures to document and follow for disciplining under-performing employees. This books gave me a good outline of the steps to follow and some of the theory behind the steps. It also provides many sample write-ups for a variety of situations.
It is not by any means a "5-course dinner" on progressive discipline, but it will give you a good basic foundation from which to start--especially if are in immediate need for something to hold you over until you can invest the time and money in setting up a more in-depth process.
As another reviewer has written, best to consult an HR expert for the details, especially those particular gray areas you may encounter. Also, I find this a good companion to the performance appraisal book by Dick Grote entitled "The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book". In fact, I would consider both these books as a small business manager's "starter set" for HR basics.
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Summary: Easy to use for templates and ideas
Review: I know Paul Falcone personally. I have talked with him in the past at a career workshop and afterwards. He is a consumate Human Resources executive who understands the issues regarding the documentation of employee problems and assisting employees and managers to work better together. If an HR or line Manager needs to document an employee problem, this book assists the practioner for samples and ideas of how to write up a report for the file, letters for the employee, etc. This can also be used as a guide for managers who need to document the actions of direct reports. As an HR practioner, I recommend you consult your HR department along with using this as a tool.
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Summary: Easy to use for templates and ideas
Review: I know Paul Falcone personally. I have talked with him in the past at a career workshop and afterwards. He is a consumate Human Resources executive who understands the issues regarding the documentation of employee problems and assisting employees and managers to work better together. If an HR or line Manager needs to document an employee problem, this book assists the practioner for samples and ideas of how to write up a report for the file, letters for the employee, etc. This can also be used as a guide for managers who need to document the actions of direct reports. As an HR practioner, I recommend you consult your HR department along with using this as a tool.
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Summary: This book saved my sanity
Review: I liked Paul Falcone's emphasis on the objective of a disciplinary system, i.e. "to create and maintain a productive and responsive workforce..." I wish I'd read this book before one of my employees brought a gun to work...and almost didn't get fired because I had not documented his previous acts of intimidation. Falcone urges us (and explicitly tells us how to) write up work place problems in such a fashion that adequately documents subpar performance, and encourages the employee to rehabilitate himself or herself. NOTE: I see that other reviewers emphasized the sample letters and diskette, so I'd just like to add that Falcone's introductory chapters are also very informative and lucidly written. He tells you why and how you can treat a subpar employee fairly and thus keep your corporation from having to hire back the employees that you eventually had to fire.
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Summary: Emphasis on deterrence and progressive discipline
Review: I liked Paul Falcone's emphasis on the objective of a disciplinary system, i.e. "to create and maintain a productive and responsive workforce..." I wish I'd read this book before one of my employees brought a gun to work...and almost didn't get fired because I had not documented his previous acts of intimidation. Falcone urges us (and explicitly tells us how to) write up work place problems in such a fashion that adequately documents subpar performance, and encourages the employee to rehabilitate himself or herself. NOTE: I see that other reviewers emphasized the sample letters and diskette, so I'd just like to add that Falcone's introductory chapters are also very informative and lucidly written. He tells you why and how you can treat a subpar employee fairly and thus keep your corporation from having to hire back the employees that you eventually had to fire.
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Summary: Emphasis on deterrence and progressive discipline
Review: I liked Paul Falcone's emphasis on the objective of a disciplinary system, i.e. "to create and maintain a productive and responsive workforce..." I wish I'd read this book before one of my employees brought a gun to work...and almost didn't get fired because I had not documented his previous acts of intimidation. Falcone urges us (and explicitly tells us how to) write up work place problems in such a fashion that adequately documents subpar performance, and encourages the employee to rehabilitate himself or herself. NOTE: I see that other reviewers emphasized the sample letters and diskette, so I'd just like to add that Falcone's introductory chapters are also very informative and lucidly written. He tells you why and how you can treat a subpar employee fairly and thus keep your corporation from having to hire back the employees that you eventually had to fire.
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Summary: Great for supervisors who want excellent documentation
Review: This book is a lifesaver, especially since all the write ups are on diskette. It really gives a detailed outline of how someone is to be disciplined. From the outlines in the book it gives detailed step by step instructions on how to document employee performance issues. I'm glad I bought the book.
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Summary: Every manager should have a copy!!!
Review: This book will answer all your questions when documenting performance issues. There is a sample for every situation. If you're a manager, you'd be a fool not to own this book!
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