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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. 8 - ISSN: 1533-3698 January 19, 2012 Dear People: Is it time for you to say good-bye? I'm working on employment resignation this week since I've seen an amazing uptick in interest from my readers over the holidays. Suddenly, employment resignation has become a hot topic on the site. I wonder why? Are the statistics that I'm seeing that say that up to 75% of employees are just waiting for the economy to rebound before seeking new employment - correct? 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 weekend, Susan Top 10 Ways to Destroy Motivation at Work Want to know how organizations destroy motivation at work? Managers ask about how to motivate employees, but employees naturally experience motivation. Ask any employee. Something in this world rings their chimes. So, the challenge for employers is not to destroy that intrinsic motivation that every employee has about something. And, the challenge for a manager is to help the employee find ways to experience that motivation at work. The best place to start? 7 Ways to Foster Employee Motivation - Today How Managers Motivate Employees See More About:  employee motivation  employee management  employee morale 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 Best Practices With Interns I've worked with interns for a number of years and have some strong opinions about how you can effectively use interns in your business. I have equally strong opinions about the experience that employers owe interns for their services. Interns deserve mentors and stretching experiences. Read more... Mentoring and Baby Boomers Strategies for Success in Group Mentoring See More About:  internships  mentoring  on-the-job training 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 Human Resources Ads Human Resources Motivation Employee Engagement Employee Performance Motivation of Staff Featured Articles Can Favorite Color Determine Your Career? Best Ever: One Word Ice Breaker Should an Employee Take a Leave to Job Search? Breast Feeding Accommodation Policy What's in an Employee Personnel File? Team Norms Sample   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