1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911006678703321

Autore

Grote Richard C

Titolo

Discipline Without Punishment: The Proven Strategy That Turns Problem Employees into Superior Performers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : AMACOM, 2006

ISBN

1-62198-358-7

1-281-08003-9

9786611080037

0-8144-2954-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 pages)

Disciplina

658.3/14

Soggetti

Labor discipline

Commerce

Business & Economics

Marketing & Sales

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

The birth of discipline without punishment -- Recognizing good performance -- Solving people problems -- Preparing for a performance improvement discussion -- Conducting a performance improvement discussion -- The mechanics of discipline without punishment -- Decision making leave -- Discharge -- Solving attendance and attitude problems -- The administration of the discipline system -- Creating a discipline without punishment system.

Sommario/riassunto

More than 30 years ago, Dick Grote developed a powerful, nonpunitive discipline system that turned a troubled Frito-Lay plant from a hotbed of employee sabotage and toxic relations into a productive, respectful environment-one where employees took personal responsibility for their behavior, and managers helped problem employees become productive players.Grote's method spread to other companies, and gained national recognition with the 1995 release of the first edition of Discipline Without Punishment. The book has become a management classic, helping thousands of companies and managers move to a responsibility-based approach for handling unacceptable performance,



problem behaviors, and excessive absenteeism. But, despite the effectiveness of the DWP method, many supervisors and workplaces continue to cling to their long-established system of verbal warnings, written reprimands, suspensions without pay, and probationary periods-all fear-based approaches that instill lots of resentment, with little or no payback in improved performance.This new edition of the bestselling Discipline Without Punishment has been updated to help a new generation of managers and HR professionals adopt a positive, proven method for getting problem employees back on track. Packed with real-life examples, sample dialogues, helpful worksheets, and a no-nonsense sensibility that busy readers will sorely appreciate, the book remains an eye-opening, forward-looking, practical guide to making your disciplinary system equitable and effective.Dick Grote is Chairman and CEO of Grote Consulting Corp., in Dallas, Texas. He is the developer of the GROTEAPPROACH (SM) Web-based performance management system, and the author of The Complete Guide to Performance Appraisal, The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book, and Forced Ranking: Making Performance Management Work. His

articles and essays have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Across the Board, and many other publications.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019594503321

Titolo

Drilling in extreme environments : penetration and sampling on Earth and other planets / / edited by Yoseph Bar-Cohen & Kris Zacny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2009

ISBN

9786612279133

9781282279131

1282279130

9783527626625

352762662X

9783527626632

3527626638

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (825 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Bar-CohenYoseph

ZacnyKris

Disciplina

622.1

622.3381

Soggetti

Boring

Boring - Technological innovations

Oil well drilling

Oil well drilling - Technological innovations

Astrogeology

Space robotics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Drilling in Extreme Environments: Penetration and Sampling on Earth and other Planets; Foreword; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Color Plates; 1 Drills as Tools for Media Penetration and Sampling; 1.1 Introduction and Historical Perspective; 1.2 Methods of Drilling and Penetration of Objects; 1.2.1 Mechanical Techniques; 1.2.2 Thermal Techniques; 1.2.3 Chemical Techniques; 1.3 Types of Mechanical Drills; 1.3.1 Rotary Drill; 1.3.2 Hammer Drill; 1.3.3 Rotary-Hammer Drill; 1.4 Bits - the End-Effector of Drills; 1.4.1 Twist Drill Bits; 1.4.2 Gun Drill



1.4.3 Centering and Spotting Drill Bits1.4.4 Material Makeup of Bits; 1.5 Application of Drilling Techniques; 1.5.1 Geological Studies and Search for Resources; 1.5.2 Mining and Tunneling; 1.5.3 Petroleum and Gas Drilling and Exploration; 1.5.4 Ocean and Seafloor Drilling; 1.5.5 Planetary Drilling and Sampling; 1.5.6 Ice Drilling; 1.5.7 Dental Drills; 1.6 Conclusion; References; 2 Principles of Drilling and Excavation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Physical Properties of Rocks; 2.2.1 Terrestrial Rocks; 2.2.2 Extraterrestrial Rocks; 2.2.3 Influence Factors for Rock Mechanical Properties

2.3 Stresses and Energy in Drilling2.3.1 Stress in Sedimentary Basins; 2.3.2 Stresses Around a Borehole; 2.4 Theories of Rock Breakage; 2.4.1 Percussion Drilling; 2.4.2 Rotary Drilling; 2.4.3 Percussion-Rotary; 2.4.4 Other Drilling Methods; 2.4.5 Drilling Efficiency; 2.5 Conclusion; 2.5.1 Underground Rocks and Stresses; 2.5.2 Drilling Theories; 2.5.3 Effect of Environment on Drilling; References; 3 Ground Drilling and Excavation; 3.1 Background; 3.1.1 Three Requirements for Any Drilling System; 3.1.2 Types of Earth Boreholes; 3.2 Drilling Rigs; 3.2.1 Percussion Drilling Rigs

3.2.2 Rotary Drilling Rigs3.3 Penetrating the Material; 3.3.1 Basic Rock Destruction Mechanism; 3.3.2 Specific Energy Comparison of Different Drilling Methods; 3.4 Cuttings Transport and Disposal; 3.4.1 Cuttings Transport from Under a Bit in Terrestrial Operations; 3.4.2 Cuttings Transport Beyond the Bit; 3.4.3 Cuttings Removal In Situ; 3.4.4 Recompaction of Cuttings; 3.4.5 Creation of Disposal Volume; 3.5 Directional Drilling; 3.5.1 Reference Systems; 3.5.2 Directional Control Factors; 3.5.3 Bit Design; 3.5.4 Bottom Hole Assemblies; 3.5.5 Directional Mechanics; 3.5.6 BHA Modeling

3.5.7 Planning3.5.8 Survey Techniques; 3.5.9 Survey Calculations; 3.6 Sidewall Friction and Unconsolidated Drilling Issues; 3.6.1 Soil Penetration by Cones; 3.6.2 Pile Driving Formulas; 3.6.3 Methods of Cone Resistance Determination; 3.6.4 Pressure Bubble; 3.6.5 Permafrost Piling; 3.6.6 Vibratory Pile Driving; 3.6.7 Impact on Penetration Resistance; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4 Ice Drilling and Coring; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Coring Drills; 4.2.1 Surface-Driven Rotary Drills; 4.2.2 Wireline Drill; 4.2.3 Cable-Suspended Electromechanical Drills; 4.2.4 Cable-Suspended Electrothermal Drills

4.2.5 Hand Augers

Sommario/riassunto

Uniquely comprehensive and up to date, this book covers terrestrial as well as extraterrestrial drilling and excavation, combining the technology of drilling with the state of the art in robotics. The authors come from industry and top ranking public and corporate research institutions and provide here real-life examples, problems, solutions and case studies, backed by color photographs throughout.The result is a must-have for oil companies and all scientists involved in planetary research with robotic probes.With a foreword by Harrison ""Jack"" Schmitt -- the first geologist to drill