"This would be my first leadership role, so I haven't disciplined employees in the past. However, I did attend a supervisor training program in anticipation of my first leadership role. In the class, I learned about how to discipline staff properly. First, you have to identify the rule violation or work product problem. Once you identify the issue, it is important to coach the employee and have an honest conversation about performance. I also learned that you should sandwich feedback by telling the employee something they did well before giving feedback about their performance. I know that working closely with the supervisor or manager to ensure that malfeasance was clearly documented. If hired for this role, I would likely seek assistance from my HR Manager the first time I had to discipline someone, really to ensure that I had all parts of the process in place."
