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Susan M. Heathfield

Susan M. Heathfield

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Susan Heathfield is a Human Resources expert. She is a management and organization development consultant who specializes in human resources issues and in management development to create forward thinking workplaces. Susan is also a professional facilitator, speaker, trainer, and writer.

Susan is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). Susan contributes regularly to professional publications including a book chapter for ASTD and a recent article in the American Society for Quality's Journal for Quality and Participation. This Web site is recommended as a resource by many colleges and universities including the ILR School Catherwood Library at Cornell University.

Susan has covered Human Resources for About.com since 2000.

You can read more about Susan's current and past work on her Google Profile: Susan Heathfield.

Experience:

Susan has worked many years in HR. Since 1987, Susan has managed her own consulting company: she has consulted with over 100 clients and facilitated over 2,000 training and planning sessions.

Susan has worked as an HR director, a training manager, an organization development consultant, and a community college extension head. Currently, as a company owner, board member, and HR consultant, Susan works with the TechSmith Corporation and other clients.

Susan is regularly featured in business podcasts and on talk radio including WJR (Mitch Albom Show); WBIX Business in Boston; National Public Radio (NPR); Money and You at wsRadio, San Diego; BNET; Radio Sandy Springs, Atlanta; and other regional shows.

Susan has been quoted in more than 100 print and online publications including OnlineWSJ.com, Boston.com, Washingtonpost.com, Bostonglobe.com, Sfgate.com, Globeandmail.com, Startribune.com, Pittsburghlive.com, Ohioonline.com, Canadianbusiness.com, Techrepublic.com, Mediabistro.com and in associated press (AP) articles.

Education:

Susan has both a Bachelors degree in English, Interdisciplinary Social Studies, and Education and a Masters degree in Organizational Counseling from the University of Michigan. She has completed several years (90+ credits) of coursework in management, labor and industrial relations, Human Resources, and higher adult and lifelong education at Michigan State University.

Disclaimer:

Susan Heathfield makes every effort to offer accurate, common-sense, ethical Human Resources management, employer, and workplace advice both on this website, and linked to from this website, but she is not an attorney, and the content on the site, while authoritative, is not guaranteed for accuracy and legality, and is not to be construed as legal advice.

The site has a world-wide audience and employment laws and regulations vary from state to state and country to country, so the site cannot be definitive on all of them for your workplace. When in doubt, always seek legal counsel or assistance from State, Federal, or International governmental resources, to make certain your legal interpretation and decisions are correct. The information on this site is for guidance, ideas, and assistance only.

From Susan M. Heathfield:

The mission of this site is to provide accurate, thoughtful, forward-looking information for forward-thinking people who wish to stretch their imagination about how people can relate with coworkers and their workplace. Readers who want to share a new vision about these relationships will return frequently to this site. Basic Human Resources and people management information is provided, but the site focuses on forward-looking concepts to challenge the thinking of people in workplaces world-wide. Changing workplaces one step at a time …

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