Margery Weinstein

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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?

3 weeks 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.

1 month ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

“Well, that’s a situation we’re all facing.”“We’re all working hard.”“None of us has additional support.”These are just a few inept comments heard throughout organizations when an employee expresses feelings of burnout. Do Your Managers Know How to Respond? In the age of worker of burnout, ensuring managers know how to receive expressions of burnout from employees is essential.

1 month ago | trainingmag.com | Margery Weinstein

“Well, look at that, you taught me something,” a former boss said to me. And the implication I took from that? “It’s extraordinary that someone as lowly and ignorant as you could teach someone as learned and distinguished as me anything.”“People find you less intimidating,” he said to me once when we were trying to snag man-on-the-street, or man-in-the-hallway, interviews at a conference.