Leadership Defense: Mastering Progressive Discipline and Structuring Terminations

LEARN TO HANDLE EMPLOYEE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS LEAGALLY AND ETHICALLY

A quick-guide to legally and ethically mastering progressive discipline and structured termination, from the leading voice in HR expertise.

Paul Falcone, author of 101 Sample Write Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems an renowned HR and leadership expert, breaks down the best practices for progressive employee discipline and structured terminations into easy-to-understand steps that will help you avoid common legal and ethical pitfalls.

Leadership Defense answers practical, legal, and ethical questions surrounding employee discipline and termination, including how to:

• Conduct an exit interview
• Protect my company from negligent hiring or termination claims
• Terminate a long-term employee with a history of positive performance evaluations
• And much more

This quick-guide offers easy-to-implement solutions that make the often-feared task of employee discipline more approachable and easier to navigate.

Paul Falcone is CHRO of the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills, CA, and he's held senior-level HR positions with Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and City of Hope. He has extensive experience in entertainment, healthcare/biotech, and financial services, including in international, nonprofit, and union environments.

Paul is the author of a number of bestselling HarperCollins, AMACOM, and SHRM Books, many of which have been ranked as bestsellers in the categories of human resources management, labor & employment law, business mentoring & coaching, communication in management, and business decision-making and problem-solving. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Turkish.

Paul is also a long-term contributor to HR Magazine, a top-rated conference presenter, and an adjunct faculty member in UCLA Extension's School of Business and Management.