Elaine Ezekiel on Atomic Spin

The Low-Tech Tool I Use to Wrangle Runaway Worries at Work

Often, worries show up in the shadowy, less-conscious parts of my mind. This tool helps me gain perspective on worrying at work.

Personal Optimization

The Big Stay: Job-Hopping May Be Lucrative, but Tenure Pays, Too

Here are a few counterpoints to reasons people advocate for job-hopping. That trend is slowing down in favor of one called The Big Stay.

Evolving the Industry

How to Start Investing in an Employer Retirement Plan if You Aren’t a Personal Finance Nerd

If you make a modest investment in a retirement plan early in your career, the growth of those investments will increase exponentially.

Culture

Breaking Down Employee Blogging, Part 2: Our Publication Process

In my previous post, I explained why we pay our software makers to blog daily. In this post, I’ll share each step of the publication process.

Culture

Breaking Down Employee Blogging, Part 1: Why Bother?

As Atomic’s marketing director, one of the questions I’m most often asked is how we get our employees blogging daily about software.

Extracurricular Activities

6 Lessons from a Tech Job That Sharpened My Political Advocacy

The skills I spend honing at work are not just applicable to my tech career. I've learned you can power your cause work with your day job.

Growing as Makers

[VIDEO] Could a 4-Step Attention Formula Transform Your Work Life?

Having spent time considering the value of generous attention, I collected three stories from my workplace over the last year that demonstrate its power.

Business Practices

My Weekly 10-Minute Process to Monitor Online Mentions for Free

The set-up process to monitor online mentions for free is a little involved, but it gives you a comprehensive view of what’s being said about you online.

Growing as Makers

Attention, and Why I’m Rethinking Managerial Generosity

I've been inspired to change the way I interact with colleagues by a quote from Simone Weil: “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

Evolving the Industry

[Video] Job Crafting: An End to the Endless Work-from-Home Debate

The work-from-home debate isn't really about where we work. It’s about us workers craving agency in a chaotic world. Job Crafting is a great first step.

Workplace

Chicago’s New MPs on Growing in the City, The Power of Pairs, and Transplanting Culture

Jordan Schaenzle and Rebecca Canterbury will lead the Atomic Object Chicago office as managing partners, shaping the firm’s presence in the city.

Growing as Makers

Our Mentorship Fantasies Are Holding Us Back

The lack of mentors isn’t our problem; it’s our collective fantasy of mentorship. Here are some practical ways to get what we want without magic.

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