Elaine Ezekiel on Atomic Spin

Snaps and Buttons are for Chumps: Working Parents’ Practical Advice to Manage Baby-Raising

I pride myself on being coachable and listening to smart people around me. This MO has served me well... until I sought parenting advice.

Personal Optimization

Are You an “Asker” or a “Guesser” at Work?

The concept of ask vs. guess culture has fascinated me for years. When it comes to work, are you an asker or a guesser?

Business Practices

Talent Profiles Streamline Hiring and Onboarding. Steal Our Template.

Talent profiles become invaluable guides before and after hiring, ensuring new employees transition smoothly into their first year.

Business Practices

Who’s Doing the Glue Work at Your Company?

When a few employees pick up all the little, invisible jobs, it harms their careers. We should identify and share that work, and make sure it gets rewarded.

Personal Optimization

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.

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