Have you ever struggled to defend yourself after a simple conversation or suggestion you have given as a manager to improve an operation or a process? Has that conversation taken on a life of its own? Has a conversation like that ever been perceived as discipline? I have found that in today’s environment, there is often confusion between the activity of management and the action of discipline. My intention is to help shed some light on the importance of why organizations need to intentionally address the difference between the two. If the differences between the two are brought to a conscious level, there should be much less confusion and organizations should be able to operate more effectively.