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Any meaningful and purposeful activity requires discipline to action.
When that activity requires teamwork, an agreement on acceptable behaviour is essential for normalising the performance of the team.
When the agreement is reached by mutual consensus, is clearly stated in a positive manner, it can serve to unify a team around set patterns of behaviour.
Ultimately, when that discipline is birthed from within an individual it is a powerful influence. This is however, not always the case and so organizations need clear protocols on expectations and clear procedures for dealing with deviations.
Essentially, when teams are high-functioning, the disciplinary protocols become secondary, but when friction or conflict sets in, clear guidelines can be very effective in normalizing the situation very efficiently.
The disciplinary protocols which work effectively for individuals is closely tied to their socio-emotional development.
At the highest level, behaviour is directly tied to shared values. This means that explicitly creating that link early on can create a road-map from rules to values as an individual matures.
What is effective for guiding a pre-school student's behaviour is different to a middle school student, which is, in turn different to a high school student. And so protocols and procedures need to adapt accordingly.
When things go horribly wrong, following best practice and legal requirements becomes essential in protecting the integrity of the organisation and ensuring it remains as a safe place for all stakeholders.
At the heart of this is ensuring fairness. Fairness is broken into two aspects: procedural fairness and the fairness of findings and consequences taken.
Having a strong system set up and administered consistently makes dealing with bad days a lot easier.
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