I’m the founder of a company that I hope thrives well beyond my lifetime. Part of my job these days, fifteen years from our creation,
I’m the founder of a company that I hope thrives well beyond my lifetime. Part of my job these days, fifteen years from our creation,
Can a company really be anything like a family? Is drawing the comparison naive, or a selfish attempt at employee manipulation by a cynical CEO?
Transparency in a company does a lot of great things. Perhaps first among them is it builds trust. Transparency also creates the potential for broader
There are easier places to work than Atomic Object. We don’t specialize in one industry or technology domain, so we’re constantly learning. We push
Conventional wisdom says to keep your personal friendships separate from your work relationships. Some companies supposedly even try to restrict friendships in the office. This
I believe culture has many components, but one of the most important is what a company and its employees value. When we talk about our
Anxiously seeking work/life balance? Give up. You’re bound to fail. You’re bound to fail because you’re framing the problem the wrong way. The phrase itself
“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” Winston Churchill Opening a new office in Detroit has me thinking about space a lot
Atomic Object is opening a second office. That’s a big deal for Atomic, as it’s our first expansion beyond Grand Rapids, and a big deal
Oh; tears. That’s ok. We can keep talking in the meantime. That’s how I’ve handled tears in the office. Most of my experience comes either