Acting fairly
Featured in the Discipline and Grievance: 30 case studies and activities training manual
By Gill Hardy & Gill Kelley
Category: Conflict Resolution
Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)
Start this training activity by asking participants how creative they feel. This May surprise them, because they are likely to believe that managing discipline is a matter of collecting facts, not of using the imagination. Go on to explain that in this training activity they will be working as training managers, to help design a course on managing discipline, and they will need to be creative in their approach.
This training activity is particularly suitable for participants who are new to managing discipline. It emphasises the importance of using the disciplinary procedure in a positive way to change behaviour, not to punish an individual. Participants are asked to imagine that they are a training manager, thinking about a theme for a disciplinary course to provide an overview of the purpose of discipline. The role of the trainer is to encourage their creativity and ensure that participants understand why discipline should be used in a positive manner. This is a very simple training activity, which can be used as an introductory activity or as an energiser. Since participants work in pairs, the training activity provides an opportunity for people on the course to meet each other. An alternative method of collecting the feedback is suggested in the ‘Variation’ section.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers with supervisors, team leaders and managers who are responsible for managing themselves and others.
- Themes:
- Disciplinary procedure,
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 00:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 7 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to stress to participants the importance of using the disciplinary procedure in a positive way, to change behaviour rather than to punish an individual.
Download the training activity, Acting fairly as featured in the Fenman training manual; Discipline and Grievance: 30 case studies and activities