We’ve been working for several years to improve the gender balance at Atomic Object, largely because we held “Diversity is good” to be self-evident. But
Discrimination: When Being Good Isn’t Good Enough
Atomic Object joined the ACLU’s Michigan Competitive Workforce Coalition following a couple of eye-opening experiences I had in 2015. The MCWC is organized around the
A screwup avoided through a brush with mindfulness
I recently avoided a mistake I’ve made plenty of times in the past. The mistake I could easily have made was in how I reacted
Sick time follows a simple formula
I made an interesting discovery recently while spelunking in our time tracking system. The distribution of sick time, over all the people we’ve ever employed,
What’s so HARD about Marketing a Software Development Company?
Atomic Object launched a new website back in November. While I believe the end result is very good, the time and effort it required surprised
How to Avoid the Downsides of Transparency
I’ve always believed that innovation comes from people who care. When you care about your profession, your clients, your peers, and your company, you’re never
Succeeding at Succession – Raising up MPs & Becoming CEO
A company can’t reach the milestone of celebrating its 100-year anniversary unless it can out-live its founder. In fact, it can’t even get to the
Thinking Long-Term: Atomic Object’s 100 Year Birthday
My company is 13 years old this month. We’ve reached the average age of US corporations. We’ve succeeded in replacing me — our Grand Rapids
Pairing with an assistant to slay the email beast
Keeping up with the 150 or so emails I get every day is a challenge, one that I fail at quite regularly. Happily, I’ve recently
A simple model of business value creation
When I started Atomic Object with my co-founder in 2001, I followed my instincts and engineering training, as I had no formal business education and