Showing all articles in the M-Theory category
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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
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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