The Hot-Stove Rule of Douglas McGregor gives a good illustration of how to impose disciplinary action without generating resentment. This rule draws an analogy between touching a hot stove, and undergoing discipline. When you touch a hot stove, your discipline is immediate, with warning, consistent, and impersonal. Always remember the Hot Stove Rule where discipline is concerned:- 1. You had a warning – you knew what would happen if you touched the stove 2. The penalty was consistent – everyone gets the same treatment 3. The penalty is impersonal – a person is burned not because of who he or she is, but because the stove was touched 4. The penalty is not delayed. 5. So check out the facts first, follow due process and, if appropriate, apply the discipline as soon after the event as investigations will allow. If you fail to be consistent, you may end up getting your own fingers burnt! - (human resource)
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:57:15 +0000
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