About Human Resources: 18 Critical Factors to Improve Job Satisfaction

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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 13 No. 7 - ISSN: 1533-3698 January 17, 2012 Dear People: Interested in ideas about how to improve employee performance and professional development? Our company is transitioning into a new way to communicate expectations, encourage employee professional and career development, and improve employee performance. I read with some interest the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) study about employee satisfaction and employee engagement, as a result. Respondents cited career development as one of the weaknesses at the majority of companies. (Take a look at this newsletter's lead headline for more information about the study.) Our performance management plan involves a twice a year review of job expectations and a second twice a year discussion about employee career development. Read more... Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this week, Susan 18 Critical Factors to Improve Employee Satisfaction Before you can improve employee satisfaction and employee engagement, you need to know what to improve. The annual SHRM employee survey pinpoints the factors that employees perceive are important to their job satisfaction and engagement in their workplaces. Use these factors to assess your own workplace and allocate resources where they actually matter to employees. Read more... How to Increase Employee Satisfaction You Can Make Their Day: 10 Tips about Motivation See More About:  employee satisfaction  employee surveys  employee engagement The 12 Best Ways to Do On-the-Job Training Want to know how to provide effective job training for employees? The best job training happens at work. If you're committed to employee development, on-the-job training may be your best answer. Here are 12 internal job training options. Read more... Tips for Providing Mandatory HR Training Tap the Power of Internal Training See More About:  on-the-job training  training options  mentoring Got a Mentor? You Are Blessed Mentoring people has been one of the joys of my past twenty years of work. There is nothing quite as special as watching individuals grow their capabilities, outlook, goals, and ability to contribute. January is National Mentoring Month. Here's everything you need to know about mentoring. Top 15 Characteristics of a Successful Mentor Build a Mentoring Culture See More About:  mentoring  employee development  employee coaching Best Ever: One Word Ice Breaker Need a quick, no preparation ice breaker that works like a charm to break the ice in a meeting or training session? Highly adaptable, this ice breaker leads the participants right into the content of your meeting or training class. Here is my one word ice breaker and my suggestions about how to endlessly adapt this ice breaker to your participants' needs. My Favorite Team Building Icebreaker Meet and Greet Meeting Ice Breakers See More About:  ice breakers  team building activities  training activities Human Resources Ads Human Resources Employee Performance Employee Evaluation HR Management HR Planning Featured Articles You Can Ask for a Raise Sample Human Resources Job Descriptions Phone Interview Went Great; Should He Be Hopeful? Write a Meaningful Recommendation Letter Do You Ask Odd Interview Questions? Where Are the Good HR Candidates?   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Susan M. Heathfield Human Resources Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Human Resources newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Human Resources Basics, Careers, Jobs Free Human Resources Policies, Samples Human Resources: Job Interview Tips Human Resources Job Descriptions Top 10 Human Resources Tough Questions Advertisement