What is the purpose of performance counseling versus administrative counseling?

• A. Performance counseling addresses job-related performance; administrative counseling handles administrative matters or disciplinary issues separate from performance
• B. Administrative counseling addresses job-related performance
• C. They are the same
• D. Performance counseling handles disciplinary issues

Answer: (A)

Performance counseling focuses on how well you’re meeting job duties—quality, timeliness, and overall effectiveness—with feedback and an action plan to improve. Administrative counseling covers matters not tied to performance, such as administrative issues or disciplinary concerns related to policy or conduct, addressed through separate processes. This distinction is the reason the correct view is that performance counseling targets job-related performance while administrative counseling handles administrative matters or discipline separate from performance.