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M-Theory: When people and companies part ways
23 July 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
This edition of M-Theory explores the processes around terminating an employment relationship and the manners in which people and companies part ways. Read more
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Shad in space!
16 July 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
In a normal year Waterloo based SHAD Canada would bring together some of Canada's brightest grade 10 and 11 students onto a university campus to solve a real world issue and this year they're taking their… Read more
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M-Theory: How to fix hiring to boost diversity, Part II
09 July 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
This M-Theory we discuss how the hiring process needs to change from the ground up and the importance of these changes being implemented. Read more
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Diversity, inclusion and hops
09 July 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Ren Navarro, founder of Beer. Diversity. and well-known veteran of the craft beer industry in Ontario works with breweries, wineries, distilleries and bars to create diversity and inclusion policies. She… Read more
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Bringing more opportunity to women founders in Canada
25 June 2020 | By Communitech in: Featured, Opinion
Women entrepreneurs are severely under-represented in tech. They also struggle to raise as much capital as their male counterparts. Organizations such as Google and Communitech seek to support women entrepreneurs. Read more
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M-Theory: How to fix hiring to boost diversity, Part I
25 June 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Hiring can be a difficult balance between skills, experience, and diversity. This often results in an overwhelming whiteness of a team. Homogenous teams tend to have more narrower experience and this may… Read more
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Grand (Re)Opening
12 June 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Opinion, Tech About Town
As bars, restaurants, barbershops and other small businesses reopen across Waterloo Region, local businesses want to ensure that they're still taking the proper precautions to keep customers and staff… Read more
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M-Theory: Get ready to rethink location-based salaries
11 June 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Remote work has proven to be a viable option for many organizations during this pandemic, moving forward how will location based salaries have to change as working remotely becomes more common? Read more
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M-Theory: Our bodies, ourselves and COVID-19
28 May 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
What kinds of discoveries will research on human bodies during the COVID-19 pandemic yield? How will the death care industry change as a result of this pandemic? Read more
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M-Theory: The future of modern conveniences, Part I
14 May 2020 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker explores what a pandemic similar to the one we are currently experiencing could look like in the future as technology advances. Read more