About Human Resources: How to Develop Your Managers on the Job

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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. 12 No. 66 - ISSN: 1533-3698 May 18, 2011 Dear People: Do your managers listen to HR? I receive frequent emails from readers that tell me that their managers listen to recommendations from HR - and then, do anything that they want. Most address this question as if I can tell them something about how to make the managers listen to them. No, can, do. But, I can help HR staff members figure out how to become more influential in their organizations. Because you can be influential. It's about building relationships, building your HR brand, gaining executive support for your recommendations and counsel, and becoming the person that other employees want to follow. Make sense? Since it's impossible for a person to change someone else, my only alternative is to change me. So, that is what I recommend. Here are resources that will help you walk this path to success and visibility in your organization. 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 How to Develop Your Managers on the Job Developing your managers is truly your most critical talent task. Most management development does not involve outside classes. Management development is the overall concept that describes the many ways that organizations help employees develop their personal and organizational skills, either as managers in a management job or with an eventual management job in mind. Read more... Powerful Management Training How to Implement a Book Club at Work See More About:  management development  employee development  management effectiveness What Great Managers Do Differently Are you a great manager? If not, could you be? Great managers break every rule perceived as "conventional wisdom," when dealing with the selection, motivation, and development of staff. So state Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman in First, Break All The Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently, a book that presents the findings of the Gallup organization's interviews with over 80,000 successful managers. Read more... Motivation Is All About the Managers...Duh! Management Skill Job Interview Questions See More About:  management effectiveness  employee development  employee management Keys to Successful Job Rotation Job rotation is a method used for employee development. Job rotation gives the employee the opportunity to develop skills in a variety of changing jobs. In job rotation, employees will make lateral moves the majority of the time, but job rotation can also involve a promotion. Here are the keys to successful job rotation. Read more... The 12 Best Employee Development Opportunities Management Matters Most in Motivation See More About:  career paths  on-the-job training  employee development Sample Interview Q&A to Assess a Candidate's Cultural Fit Do you hire employees based on your assessment of their cultural fit? If not, you should be, based on their responses to interview questions like these. You want to hire the job applicant who, in addition to the required job skills and qualifications, exhibits the best fit within your organization's culture. Find out more... Cultural Fit Interview Question Answers Sample Job Interview Questions See More About:  interview questions and answers  cultural fit  behavioral interview questions Human Resources Ads Human Resources Employee Training HR Employee Motivation On the Job Training Featured Articles Best Practices in Layoffs Steps in Harassment Investigation How to Handle Employee Requesting Layoff? The Two Most Important Management Secrets How to Manage a Deadbeat Employee Unusual Job Interview Questions   More from About.com Backyard Chickens 101 Dabble in the self-sufficient, eco-friendly life with these essential chicken-raising tips. More> 24 Amazing Container Gardens These gorgeous and creative gardens prove it doesn't take a lot of space to create something special. 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 © 2011 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   Follow me on: Advertisement