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Harnessing the Power of People Skills, One Interview at a Time

This is the story of how Atomic's first non-technical employee developed a way to interview for people skills, helping us create a team of highly-people-skilled makers.

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Three Ways I’ve Adopted the “Teach and Learn” Lifestyle

Since I joined Atomic in June, "Teach and Learn" has played an important role in both my career as a developer and my becoming a part of the Atomic team.

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Making Unexpected Friends at Work by Prepping for External Events

Fun events like these can act as catalysts for team growth. The Atomic Games gave us with a game we can play to build friendships and healthy competition.

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Creating an Employee Recognition Program Fit for Atomic

Atomic Object has created a peer-based recognition system that honors Atoms for exemplifying our company values and for consistent hard work.

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More Than a Policy – What Dealing with Workplace Harassment Looks Like

Workplace sexual harassment happens — it just happened to me. But women can speak up, allies can make a difference, and organizations can protect their members.

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Parallels Between Design and Leadership

Making a designer into a leader within your organization makes perfect sense. In fact, design is a great prep school for leadership within any organization.

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Don’t Let Bad Feelings Fester – Bring Your FUDA into the Light

FUDA (fear, uncertainty, doubt, anger) can quickly turn an office into a toxic work environment. So Atoms are expected to name and address it, every time.

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Mary O’Neill on Treating Employees Like Customers, Saying ‘No’ to the CEO, and Doing the Work that Needs to Be Done

Atomic's Mary O'Neill on treating employees like customers, saying “no” to the CEO, and doing the work that needs to be done.

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Respecting the Value of Face Time

While modern communication options are useful, there's still value in face-to-face communication. How do you know when an in-person meeting is necessary?

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Making a Newcomer Feel Like Part of the Team

Lessons learned from a seasoned developer about creating a healthy environment for growth for a new colleague on a software team.

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“Owning It” Every Step of the Way

There's no one-size-fits-all process for creating software. Each project must execute according to the needs of the customer and their business realities.

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Introducing a 6th Atomic Value: “Think Long Term”

"It’s looking forward and looking back. When I'm making a decision, I try to think about its consequences a week, a month, a year out, and longer."

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