Margery Weinstein, Author at Training

Can Sincerity Be Learned?

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:02:35 +0000

The key lies in inculcating the value in the corporate culture, training, performance evaluation process, and bonus system.

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When the New Boss Wants to Be an Agent of Change

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:02:28 +0000

Learning professionals can avert looming conflict and chaos by guiding the process of a new boss taking the reins of a department of function.

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Ready to Try Something New at Work this Holiday Season?

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:02:34 +0000

Community service projects, employee appreciation days, and personalized customer e-blasts can help make the holidays memorable for workers.

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Avoiding Workplace Horror Stories

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:02:06 +0000

There is value to a Human Resources or Learning professional who becomes a familiar presence to a work group, occasionally attending meetings to observe team dynamics and conduct group activities.

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Can (and Should) You Train Employees to Network?

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:02:16 +0000

Networking is essential when looking for a new job, but it’s also a powerful tool to use while in a job. Formal networking training can help ensure employees know how to optimize all the modern resources to help them do their jobs better.

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Identifying and Remediating Insecure Managers

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:02:45 +0000

Counsel insecure managers on how to manage while being secure in their own value. Acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses and encourage them to let their accomplished employees shine.

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Are You Ready for a Crucial Employee to Have a Health Crisis?

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 05:02:54 +0000

Organizations should train executives to factor in contingency planning when making staffing decisions such as layoffs and elimination of positions.

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Perils of the Compartmentalizing Bureaucrat-Technocrat

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 05:02:02 +0000

Rules and data only take you so far as a manager. The other half is compassionate communication—even when the all-important rules don’t require it.

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How Much Should Testing Count During the Hiring Process?

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 05:02:34 +0000

I was shocked to find the results of a logic test were considered more important than my 20-plus years of successful work experience and my demonstrated knowledge and alignment during the job interview.

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“Why Didn’t You Just Pick Up the Phone?”

Margery Weinstein — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 05:02:03 +0000

An overreliance on social media networks and an overload of virtual meetings seem to be overcompensation for a workplace that lacks substantive connection among lonely employees.

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