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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. 12 - ISSN: 1533-3698 January 28, 2012 Dear People: Are you interested in how to measure the impact of Human Resources leadership, management, actions, policies, and assistance in your organization? You should be so that your organization understands your value. A significant component of your Human Resource business planning is identifying what Human Resources measures to collect. One of the topics I'd like to spend more time on this year is Human Resource measures. Once upon a time, standing in my kitchen - yes, I work from home - four vice presidents called me, out of the clear blue, from a client company. They were meeting to assess the effectiveness of my training and consulting activities and they made the age old mistake of measuring actions, not results. 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 The 2 Most Important Management Secrets Your expectations of people and their expectations of themselves are the key factors in how well people perform at work. Known as the Pygmalion effect and the Galatea effect, respectively, the power of expectations cannot be overestimated. Read more... 20 Dumb Things Organizations Do to Mess Up 7 Tips for Management Success See More About:  clear expectations  managing employee performance  pygmalion effect 12 Powerful Ways to Do On-the-Job Training Explore the power of on-the-job training to enhance employee development in your organization. Use job shadowing as a significant component in on-the-job training, too. Coaching and mentoring play a role, too. Find out more... Everything Ice Breakers Team Building Activities for Work See More About:  on-the-job training  employee development  followership Great Interview Questions for Employers to Ask Have you ever wanted sample job interview questions that you can ask prospective employees? These sample interview questions for employers to ask candidates focus on various skills and attributes that you want to identify in your potential employees. Read more... Unusual Interview Questions Help Select the Best Readers Share Their Favorite Interview Questions See More About:  interviewing candidates  interview questions and answers  sample job interview questions How Managers Motivate Employees What can managers do to motivate employees? The reality, when you talk about how to motivate employees, is that employees are motivated. The manager's challenge is to figure out how to tap into that motivation to accomplish work goals. Fortunately, the manager controls the key environmental factors necessary to motivate employees. What Destroys Employee Motivation? 7 Ways to Foster Employee Motivation - Today See More About:  employee motivation  management roles  employee recognition Human Resources Ads Human Resources Payroll Management Management HR Career Management Management Training Featured Articles Make the Super Bowl a Workplace Win Use LinkedIn for Recruiting Employees HR Beginner In Way Over Her Head Feeling Weary? 10 Ways to Increase Job Satisfaction The Best Perks Are Free How to Deal With a Snow Day?   More from About.com What is PMDD? If before your period you experience emotional symptoms that are severe enough to interfere with your day-to-day functioning, you may have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). More> Living with Infertility Infertility is extremely difficult emotionally, and it's easy to start feeling overwhelmed. Here are 10 ways to cope and keep infertility from taking over your life. 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