Showing all articles by author: Melanie Baker
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M-Theory: A handy guide to heading back to the office
25 November 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker serves up an entertaining list of tips and tricks to help workers navigate their return to the office as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Read more
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M-Theory: To everything there is a season
11 November 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Just as seasons change the weather, so too do tech companies change as they grow and mature, Columnist Melanie Baker writes. Read more
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M-Theory: Deciphering job-posting code
26 October 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
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M-Theory: Lessons from the great Facebook outage
06 October 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Melanie Baker weighs in with insights on what we can all learn from the massive outage of Facebook and its related platforms on Oct. 4, 2021. Read more
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M-Theory: Let's make 'social' more sociable
01 October 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker looks at how we can make social media more welcoming and effective and less toxic. Read more
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M-Theory: It's time to bring your inner child to work
16 September 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Adults have much to gain from thinking more like children in certain aspects of work, Columnist Melanie Baker argues. Read more
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M-Theory: When your time comes, take it
02 September 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker extols the virtues of taking time off to relax and reflect, an activity that has taken on added importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
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M-Theory: Why work jerks aren't worth it
19 August 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the perils of having a jerk in the workplace and how companies can steer clear of them. Read more
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M-Theory: Rewriting our return-to-work notions
05 August 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker explores how different our workplace needs and expectation will be as employees begin to return to in-person work after the pandemic. Read more
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M-Theory: Revisiting the 40-hour work week
22 July 2021 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker explores the history of the five-day, 40-hour work week and a recent study from Iceland that suggests workers can be just as productive working a four-day work week. Read more