Target the Work, Not the Worker: Effective Employee Discipline for Managers, Supervisors, and Business Owners (How to Be a Better Boss)

"No manager enjoys disciplining employees, but great managers know how to discipline effectively." - Eric Lorenzen

Target the Work, Not the Worker is a concise, step-by-step guide on how to warn employees, write up troublemakers, and fire those employees who can’t be salvaged.

• Learn the 4 steps of discipline, what progressive discipline means, and how to document poor performance.
• Understand how to control your own attitude and responses.
• Get a better understanding of why employees sometimes fail and the importance of not guessing at what might be their motivations.
• Master the when, where, how, and what of any disciplinary meeting.
• Understand what laws to watch out for when firing an employee.

“Target the Work, Not the Worker will help you become a more effective leader for your team.”

This book includes the following sample forms for your use:

• Performance Improvement Notice
• Termination Letter

Target the Work, Not the Worker is part of the How to be a Better Boss series and is intended as a general business guidebook, addressing the needs of managers, supervisors, and small business owners in the USA.