Showing all articles by author: Melanie Baker
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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
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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