PERSONNEL ACTION MEMO ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW: The ability to clearly,

PERSONNEL ACTION MEMO ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW:
The ability to clearly, concisely, and completely provide feedback to problem employees is
essential in a leadership role. This assignment will give you the opportunity to compare an
officers behavior against the departments standard of conduct and compose a written warning as
seen in Module 5: Week 5. It will also expose you to using a preformatted memorandum to
communicate your content as learned in Module 2: Week 2, another highly important skill.
INSTRUCTIONS
Use the attached template, consider the situation and the Standard of Conduct below in accordance with Chapter 9 of the
Whisenand textbook. You will then write a memorandum as a written warning, using the
document template to guide the content and format. Your submission will:
Be 1-2 pages in length,
Use the current APA writing style guide and format the document in accordance with the
assignment template,
Not use a Reference list section or in-text citations,
State the reason for the memo and include the facts and observations described in the
Situation section of the assignment instructions,
Articulate why the officer needs to change his behavior, and
Outline actions that the officer will do after receiving the memo.
Complete only the bracketed information of the template using current APA writing style. Do
not change any font or paragraph settings in the template document. The template is single
spaced and does not require additional resource references with in-text citation.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.