One of the all-time classics of performance management...now more useful than ever.
More than 30 years ago, Dick Grote developed a powerful, nonpunitive discipline system that turned a troubled Frito-Lay
plant from a hotbed of employee sabotage and toxic relations into a productive, respectful environment�one where
employees took personal responsibility for their behavior, and managers helped problem employees become productive
players.
Grote�s method spread to other companies, and gained national recognition with the 1995 release of the first edition
of Discipline Without Punishment. The book has become a management classic, helping thousands of companies and
managers move to a responsibility-based approach for handling unacceptable performance, problem behaviors, and
excessive absenteeism. But, despite the effectiveness of the DWP method, many supervisors and workplaces continue
to cling to their long-established system of verbal warnings, written reprimands, suspensions without pay, and
probationary periods�all fear-based approaches that instill lots of resentment, with little or no payback in improved
performance.
This new edition of the bestselling Discipline Without Punishment has been updated to help a new generation of
managers and HR professionals adopt a positive, proven method for getting problem employees back on track. Packed
with real-life examples, sample dialogues, helpful worksheets, and a no-nonsense sensibility that busy readers
will sorely appreciate, the book remains an eye-opening, forward-looking, practical guide to making your disciplinary
system equitable and effective.