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Leadership Defense

By Paul Falcone

On Sale: 3/1/2022

Price: $12.99

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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 and 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:

  • Mediate employee disputes and engage in healthy conflict resolution strategies
  • Avoid the preemptive strike of “pretaliation” against unsuspecting managers or supervisors
  • Address attitude problems and stop bullying in its tracks
  • 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 book offers easy-to-implement solutions that make the often-feared task of employee discipline more approachable and easier to navigate.

ISBN: 9781400230051
Imprint: AMACOM
On Sale: Mar 1, 2022
List price: $12.99
Trim Size: 5.200 in (w) x 7.450 in (h) x 0.500 in (d)
BISAC 1: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management
BISAC 2: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
BISAC 3: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mentoring & Coaching

Paul Falcone

Biography

Paul Falcone is principal of Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Consulting, LLC, specializing in management and leadership training, executive coaching, international keynote speaking, and facilitating corporate offsite retreats. He is the former CHRO of Nickelodeon Animation Studios and has held senior-level HR positions with Paramount Pictures, Time Warner, 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 seventeen books, many of which have been ranked as #1 Amazon bestsellers in the categories of human resources management, business and organizational learning, labor and employment law, business mentoring and coaching, business conflict resolution and mediation, communication in management, and business decision-making and problem-solving. His books have been translated into Chinese, Hindi, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Turkish and have sold in excess of 750,000 copies worldwide.

Paul is a certified executive coach through the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching program, a long-term columnist for SHRM.org and HR Magazine, an adjunct faculty member in UCLA Extension’s School of Business and Management, and a member of the board of directors of the American Management Association. He is an accomplished keynote presenter, in-house trainer, and webinar facilitator in the areas of hiring, talent and performance management, leadership development, workplace ethics, and effective leadership communication.

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 and 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:

  • Mediate employee disputes and engage in healthy conflict resolution strategies
  • Avoid the preemptive strike of “pretaliation” against unsuspecting managers or supervisors
  • Address attitude problems and stop bullying in its tracks
  • 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 book offers easy-to-implement solutions that make the often-feared task of employee discipline more approachable and easier to navigate.

ISBN: 9781400230051
Imprint: AMACOM
On Sale: Mar 1, 2022
List price: $12.99
Trim Size: 5.200 in (w) x 7.450 in (h) x 0.500 in (d)
BISAC 1: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management
BISAC 2: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
BISAC 3: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mentoring & Coaching

Paul Falcone

Biography

Paul Falcone is principal of Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Consulting, LLC, specializing in management and leadership training, executive coaching, international keynote speaking, and facilitating corporate offsite retreats. He is the former CHRO of Nickelodeon Animation Studios and has held senior-level HR positions with Paramount Pictures, Time Warner, 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 seventeen books, many of which have been ranked as #1 Amazon bestsellers in the categories of human resources management, business and organizational learning, labor and employment law, business mentoring and coaching, business conflict resolution and mediation, communication in management, and business decision-making and problem-solving. His books have been translated into Chinese, Hindi, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Turkish and have sold in excess of 750,000 copies worldwide.

Paul is a certified executive coach through the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching program, a long-term columnist for SHRM.org and HR Magazine, an adjunct faculty member in UCLA Extension’s School of Business and Management, and a member of the board of directors of the American Management Association. He is an accomplished keynote presenter, in-house trainer, and webinar facilitator in the areas of hiring, talent and performance management, leadership development, workplace ethics, and effective leadership communication.