We have very few rules at Atomic Object. Our employee handbook is intentionally labeled “Atomic Guidelines”, and is full of examples, expectations, and explanations but
We have very few rules at Atomic Object. Our employee handbook is intentionally labeled “Atomic Guidelines”, and is full of examples, expectations, and explanations but
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
People are the only valuable asset of an innovation services company. While reputation, client list, culture, standards and tribal knowledge are also valuable, those all
I have been aware for some time that my position and the demands of my job at Atomic Object isolate me, to some extent, from
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
Might compensation games be distorting the entire US economy? I wrote last week about my belief that using money to motivate people was a bad
Compensation systems are small-scale wicked problems: They operate on groups of people, it’s difficult to run independent trials, the system changes with everything you do,
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