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M-Theory: The case for viewing employees as subscribers
09 June 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
In this column, Melanie Baker looks at what we can learn from viewing employees as subscribers to the companies they work for. Read more
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M-Theory: What leaving a job leaves behind
26 May 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the impacts of and reasons for employees leaving a company and what we can learn from them. Read more
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M-Theory: Job postings and the lies we tell ourselves
12 May 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
In this look at job postings, columnist Melanie Baker looks at the similarities with dating profiles, and the deficiencies common to both. Read more
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M-Theory: What Blackbeard can teach us about branding
28 April 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Blackbeard had such a fearsome reputation as a pirate that enemies would surrender without him having to do anything. Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the branding lessons in Blackbeard's story. Read more
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Helping charities pivot faster
21 April 2022 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
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M-Theory: Rethinking what ‘professional’ means
14 April 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker explores the shifting definitions for what it means to be 'professional.' Read more
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M-Theory: There is no playbook for this
31 March 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
After two years of life in a pandemic, we should all prepare for some awkwardness, and hope for grace, as we edge back into in-person work, columnist Melanie Baker writes. Read more
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M-Theory: What is a startup, really?
17 March 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker explores the mystique around the term "startup" and the downsides growing companies might face if they cling to that label for too long. Read more
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Samos launches insurance product to cover accidental surgical deaths
16 March 2022 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Samos Insurance of Waterloo, Ontario has launched the world’s first surgical accidental death insurance product to protect uninsured and under-insured patients without requiring a medical exam. Read more