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
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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
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
Encouraging Professional Growth with the “Career Development Manager”
Atomic’s most valuable resource is our people (whom we call Atoms). It’s our goal to provide them with meaningful work, pay a fair salary, live
Sacrificing Robustness for Expediency – A Story about Fragility
“A plan that’s too dependent on any one person is too fragile.” Derek Sivers Pairs of people working together make a project or situation more
Bo Burlingham on Exiting Your Company Regret-Free [VIDEO]
I’m a long time from leaving the company I started. There are problems to solve, things to learn, and new opportunities every day. Atomic Object
Bringing your whole self to work
Do your employees bring their whole selves to work? Can they? Can you? If not, you’re in a lose-lose-lose situation. The first loss is the
Firing people: feelings, perspectives, and practical advice
This is a summary of what I’ve learned about firing people. I’ve had to do that difficult, unpleasant, but occasionally absolutely necessary task 12 times,
Succeeding with outside leadership hires
Many companies only promote from within for leadership positions. My own experience confirms the wisdom of this approach. Recently, we found ourselves taking a different
Expecting perfect understanding from your writing is a leadership pitfall
I write. They read. Some people are confused or upset. They complain. I’m frustrated. Live through this cycle a few times and it’s tempting to