Margery Weinstein

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Senior Associate Editor at Training

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Has the Definition of Professionalism in the Workplace Changed?

6 days ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

When I was a little girl in the 1980s, my questions to my father often would begin, “Back in the olden days…” I have no idea where I got the term, “olden days,” from (maybe Little House on the Prairie?), but the idea behind these questions was always, “So, back in your day, how did you do things?
Is that Internal Promotion a Good Idea?

1 week ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

There are perils to not promoting an internal candidate for an open position. One peril is that passed-over employees will feel demoralized. Another is that you may end up with a person who is not the most qualified for the job. After all, could a person coming from another organization, and possibly a different industry altogether, ever be a better choice than a person with years of experience working in the department the new position will manage?
What It Takes to Create a Mentally Healthy Workplace

2 weeks ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

When you have a manager who believes “we can always do more,” and scoffs at discussion of wanting to maintain a “manageable workload,” what can you do? This kind of well-intentioned, though misguided, manager likely exists in at least of our readers’ organizations—maybe even yours!Clearly, managers who do not respect the need for assigning workloads that enable employees to enjoy a personal life, and limit stress, are not good for mental health.
Remote Workers: More Engaged But Thriving Less?

3 weeks ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

Remote work has been on my mind a lot lately. Like many, when the pandemic “lockdown” first began, I felt out of whack. I loved sleeping in and having a private bathroom, but I missed the division between work and home and the spontaneous chatty interactions that would arise with colleagues in the hallways, kitchen, or even in the restroom (I never liked sharing, but the serendipitous run-ins were sometimes nice).
Can You Always Do More Work?

1 month ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

“We can always do more work,” I once heard a manager say. We had been asked to submit a tallying of our day-to-day tasks. The goal was to determine what artificial intelligence (AI) potentially could help with. My primary concern in this scenario was to make sure it was clear that I could NOT do more work. My colleague, on the other hand, had the opposite concern. She wanted to make it clear that she was eager to do even more.
Training that Corrects Lopsided Organizational Competency

1 month ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

Is cost-cutting easy? No, not unless you compare it to keeping employees satisfied and performing at a high level over many years. Compared to that challenge, cost-cutting is a breeze. Similarly, is it easy to acquire new companies? Not particularly, but it may be easier than improving the products and services you already have. It also may be easier than providing your existing employees the training and nurturing they need to make those products and services better.
Preventing “Toilet Paper Resignations”

1 month ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

You know it’s bad when an employee doesn’t just resign; they do so on a piece of toilet paper! A not-so-subtle message that they didn’t feel appreciated by their employer and are angry. That’s just what a Singapore-based employee did, according to reporting by The Economic Times. The article shares that “The note read, ‘I have chosen this type of paper for my resignation as a symbol of how this company has treated me.
Impact of a Corporate Private Equity Purchase on Employees

1 month ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

When a private equity (PE) firm purchases a company, it’s often great for the owners of the company. The PE-backed firm usually pays more than any other kind of buyer would. But what is the impact on employees? A New Employer with No Emotional ConnectionEmployees suddenly find that their ultimate employer is a group of investors with no history with the company, no personal connection, and often, no feelings of attachment.
Is Honesty Always the Best Policy for Employers?

2 months ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

I have a bad feeling about the true back-to-office motivations for many companies. They say it’s about collaboration, but is it really about fulfilling the requirement for a minimum number of employees in the building per week, so the company can get the tax break it was promised?
Encouraging Cross-Generational Collaboration in Your Workplace

2 months ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

How often do you see a Baby Boomer employee going out to lunch with a Millennial, or even more to the point, a group socializing in the office with members of multiple generations? A recent piece on The Conversation by Megan Gerhardt explores the usefulness of inter-generational work relationships to combat feelings of isolation in the office. The Educational ComponentThe different generations have different lessons to teach each other.