title: It's time to rebrand progressive discipline to structured achievements.
abstract: The concept of progressive discipline has traditionally been communicated as a common way to address performance issues in the U. S. workforce. In practice, progressive discipline is all too often implemented as a negative, demoralizing process that leads--or is threatened to lead--to the termination of employment. This article challenges a change in the way progressive discipline is managed and communicated from a negative, threatening perspective to one that involves a series of structured achievements that are effective in helping employees meet or exceed the requirements of the job.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D003142:Communication; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000379:methods*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection