As leaders within consulting firms, we’re often tapped to be part of the team that helps connect new clients with teams. At some companies, this
Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 4 – The Lived Experience
This is the fourth and final post in a series about Atomic’s co-CEO model that Mike Marsiglia and I started working in during 2019. We
Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 3 – Communication Flow
After carefully considering and deciding to split CEO responsibilities, Mike and I knew we had to create a structure for effective communication flow between us
Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 2 – Structure
As we transitioned to a co-CEO model in 2019, Carl Erickson (Atomic’s founder), Mike, and I wanted to create a structure and a repeatable means
Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 1 – Rationale
In 2019, Mike Marsiglia and I took the jobs of co-CEOs at Atomic Object when Atomic’s founder Carl Erickson stepped down from the role after
A Co-CEO Approach to Founder Succession
After running Atomic Object for 18 years, I realized in March of 2019 that I didn’t need to be CEO anymore. I’d accomplished a lot
Founder Transition – My Final Job at Atomic
How do you step away from the company you founded? First, you have to figure out it’s time. Second, you have to have started working
Help Your Team See When It’s Thriving – Even in a Pandemic
A team member recently said to me, “I really want to get to a point where I’m thriving instead of just getting through it.” In
Keeping Sight of True North During a Crisis
As the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in early March 2020, it became clear to me that Atomic was going to be facing months of uncertainty,
Leadership in a Time of Pandemic
My great privilege in life is no longer needing to run the day-to-day operations of any organization. After many years of being ultimately responsible for