Once you’ve sold work to a new client, you can focus all your attention on doing good work, right? Not exactly.
Before you simply drop the client into the mix, it’s a good idea to invest some time in your relationship. Read more on Onboard New Clients Like New Employees to Start Projects Off Right…
This is the story of how our first non-technical employee helped Atomic Object, slowly but surely, build a culture that insists on good people skills for everyone.
When Mary O’Neill joined Atomic Object in the early 2000s, she was our sole woman and only non-technical employee (managing accounting and other operational business activity). Read more on Harnessing the Power of People Skills, One Interview at a Time…
Since August, Atomic’s offices have gained a designer in Grand Rapids and a designer and a developer in Ann Arbor. Now that they’ve settled in, I asked each of them to tell me about themselves and their favorite parts about their new roles. Read more on Atomic Welcomes Two Designers and a Developer…
Just in time for National Breastfeeding Awareness month, Atomic Object received a gold-level Michigan Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Award. The distinction, awarded by the Michigan Breastfeeding Network, acknowledges organizations that demonstrate support for women who may need to express breast milk while at work. Read more on Atomic Awarded for Being a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace…
After the Grand Rapids office’s successful launch of the Accelerator Program, an accelerated professional development program for newly-graduated developers, we launched our own program in Ann Arbor. This spring, Cell Alpha (the first cohort of the Ann Arbor Atomic Accelerator) joined the office. I asked each of them to tell me a little about themselves and discuss their first few weeks on board. Read more on Atomic Ann Arbor Welcomes its First Accelerator Group: Cell Alpha…
Atomic Object’s Ann Arbor office pedaled, stepped, bused, and carpooled our way to clinching this year’s first place for small organizations in the getDowntown Commuter Challenge. Read more on Atomic’s “Alternative Commuters” Win getDowntown Challenge…
Atomic’s Accelerator program (an accelerated professional development program for newly-graduated developers) is rounding out its inaugural year. That means the four members of Cell Zero will have completed their first year as Atoms, and Cell One and Cell Alpha (the next cohorts) will join our offices this summer in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor respectively.
Read more on Cell Zero Reflects on Their First Year in the Atomic Accelerator…
It’s been a couple of months since we’ve moved into our new Grand Rapids headquarters at 1034 Wealthy Street SE. Now that we have settled in, we want to give everyone a chance to explore the space—virtually. Read more on Take a Virtual Tour of Our New Grand Rapids Headquarters…
We’re thrilled to announce that Jonah Bailey is our new Managing Partner in Ann Arbor. He’ll join John Fisher on the office’s management and leadership team. Together, they’ll conduct sales, manage staff and client relationships, and develop new business.
Read more on Jonah Bailey Steps into Managing Partner Role in Ann Arbor…
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids’ growing international art competition that takes over the city every autumn, is back for its eighth year. Also returning is the new and improved ArtPrize app, developed by Atomic Object in partnership with the ArtPrize team (for both Android and iOS). Read more on [VIDEO] Get the Most Out of ArtPrize Eight Using Our 5 Favorite App Features…
