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M-Theory: When it's time to share the company lore
10 November 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker explores the benefits and pitfalls of sharing workplace history, or company lore, with new employees. Read more
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M-Theory: So you have an audience – now what?
27 October 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
In the second of two related columns, Melanie Baker looks at how people who are starting something - whether it's a new company or product - get people to care, and how to hold their attention once they… Read more
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M-Theory: What to do when no one cares
13 October 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
In the first of two related columns, Melanie Baker looks at how to get people to care about your new business, product or other venture when starting out. Read more
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M-Theory: Why 'no one wants to work'
29 September 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker deconstructs the popular perception that "no one wants to work," an age-old saying that resurfaced during the pandemic as employees reassessed their relationship with their jobs. Read more
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M-Theory: Covid's long tail, Part 2
15 September 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
In this second of two columns on how COVID-19 continues to change the workplace, Melanie Baker looks at remote work and its implications for employees, employers and job seekers. Read more
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M-Theory: COVID's long tail in the workplace
01 September 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the immediate and longer-term implications of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on workplace relations. Read more
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M-Theory: When bad behaviour contaminates culture
18 August 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory
Tech News columnist Melanie Baker explores the workplace-culture implications that result when corporate leaders tolerate, rather than confront, toxic behaviours. Read more
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M-Theory: Hiring is like a weird dating exercise
04 August 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker writes about the good, bad and weird aspects of the hiring process. Read more
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M-Theory: Equip staff to deliver a good customer experience
21 July 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker shares her customer experience trying to book a COVID-19 booster shot. Read more
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M-Theory: Sizing up job candidates in an online world
23 June 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the fraught process hiring managers face when factoring in the online histories of job candidates. Read more