Showing all articles in the Opinion category
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M-Theory: What are you running toward?
26 January 2023 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
With layoffs mounting in the tech sector, columnist Melanie Baker takes a look at how upheaval in the labour market is prompting people to take stock of their working lives and, in some cases, quit their… Read more
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M-Theory: In praise of thinking small
12 January 2023 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Thinking big is often the cultural default of the business world, but is bigger always better? Columnist Melanie Baker explores the merits of thinking small in a world where big gets all the glory. Read more
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M-Theory: Your Advent calendar of workplace wishes
08 December 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker offers a fun riff on the Advent calendar tradition, with 24 of her wishes for tech workers this holiday season. Read more
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M-Theory: Twitter and the fragility of communities
24 November 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
With Twitter in turmoil, columnist Melanie Baker looks at the implications for the many communities that have formed on the platform. Read more
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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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Tapping more than kegs
29 September 2022 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech columnist Alex Kinsella spoke with new Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest president Allan Cayenne about how the festival is evolving to serve a changing community. 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