Positive Approach to Discipline

"When you go to bed with a clear head, you will never rise with a headache.” –Greek proverb

POSITIVE APPROACH TO DISCIPLINE

The March 1983 issue of Child Care Information Exchange offers this insight:

"Positive tactics, like threats and suspension without pay, rarely work to solve employee discipline problems.  According to Jack Horn, writing in Psychology Today (June 1978), a positive approach usually gets better results.  For example, if an employee repeats an offense after his supervisor has talked with him twice before about it, the employee should be granted "decisionmaking" leave -- a day off with pay to decide whether he wants to stay with the organization.  No threats or reprimands should be made up to this point.  However, if the employee decides to stay and commits the offense again, he should then be fired."

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