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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. 29 - ISSN: 1533-3698 March 8, 2012 Dear People: If I seem a bit off kilter this week, it is because I am. My husband and I were buried in a foot of snow with no power, no Internet access, and 10 degree temperatures from Friday until Monday at our cottage. Power was intermittent until today when it decided to return. There are still thousands in my region with no power. Makes it tough to work on the website, but I am back to feature your February favorites today. Enjoy them if you missed them and have a terrific weekend. 8 Tips to Improve Your Performance at Work Interview Questions to Ask Applicants for Human Resources Jobs Resume Red Flags for Employers Challenges With Dress Codes? 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 Are You an HR Dinosaur? 5 Practices Ready for Extinction Does your Human Resources department have practices that should be as extinct as dinosaurs? In fact, are you or your department HR dinosaurs? Hope not. But, just in case, here are five of my nominees for extinction. Read more... Top 10 Mistakes Managers Make Managing People What Do HR Staff Do? See More About:  human resources mistakes  human resources practices  human resources management 6 Tips for Productivity Improvement Are you looking for tips about how to improve your productivity? Work can stretch to fill every moment of your day, so ways to increase productivity go a long way towards increasing your time for other work-life components - or more work. Find out more about productivity improvement. Your Tip of the Week for Success in Work and Life Readers Share How They Stay Passionate About Their Work See More About:  self development  productivity tools  performance improvement Sample Manager Job Description Interested in what a manager does? This is a sample job description for a manager. While all manager job descriptions need to be customized to meet the needs of the department or function they lead, this sample manager job description will give you ideas, job content options, and sample phrasing. See the job description. See More About:  sample job descriptions  management roles  human resources samples Make Conscious Choices About Your Culture Most businesses do not consciously decide about what aspects of culture should be developed and maintained in their companies. So, the culture just develops on its own. It's a given that a work environment or culture will develop. The coming together of people in a workplace guarantees the development. The question is whether the culture that develops serves your best interests... Find out more. How to Understand Your Current Culture How to Change Your Culture See More About:  organizational culture  resistance to change  employee satisfaction Human Resources Ads Human Resources Jobs HR Degree Human Resources HR Manager Jobs HR Recruiting Jobs Featured Articles Want to Be a High Performance Organization? How to Tackle Annoying Employee Habits and Issues Employee Interrupts Manager's Work 15x a Day: What To Do? Womens' Negotiation Reluctance Is Warranted How to Walk Your Talk Workplace Wellness: Vision for March   More from About.com Financial Emergencies An unexpected change in your financial situation can be incredibly stressful. Here's how to cope. More> Retirement Planning Learn the top five things you need to do in order to start building a retirement nest egg. 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   Follow me on: Advertisement