Busy people often fall into autopilot as they move from one problem to the next. Leaders can lose sight of the importance of acknowledging the efforts of others—especially when things aren’t going well. It’s hard to make the time or effort to express thanks. But there are small ways you can take back control of […]

I recently switched roles from developer to delivery lead. Quickly after the shift into project/product management, I realized my existing toolkit was obsolete. I no longer needed Docker, Git extensions, or a million Chrome tabs open to Stack Overflow. Over the past eight months, I’ve been re-building my toolbelt to make me an effective Delivery […]

I’ve learned an inconvenient truth: avoiding writing a difficult email won’t improve my situation. So why do I fall prey to email paralysis? I spent some time considering the emails that trip me up most, and I found they tend to fall into a few categories. I put off writing emails that: must be absolutely […]

Now that I am halfway through the second year of my career, I have been reflecting on what I wish I had known at the beginning of this year. The second year at Atomic looks different for everyone. Some see new projects and new opportunities. Some are suddenly thrust into team roles with more responsibility […]

Recently, I read Amy Jen Su’s new book, The Leader You Want to Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self–Every Day. An experienced executive coach and productivity expert, she shares principles for how to be effective and more energized. This includes finding “in-flow” days and recognizing and recovering when things are out […]

All I’ve ever wanted to do when it came to my career was work from home or have the opportunity to work remotely. Coming into my job at Atomic Object, it wasn’t a given that I would get that chance. But that was fine because I live so close to work and there’s great company […]

There are many times I have wanted to show certain coworkers how much I care. Sometimes they have gone above and beyond to make my work more enjoyable, and sometimes I just want to appreciate their daily contributions to a team or the office. On the flip side, sometimes they are having a really rough […]

In February 2019, I gave birth to my first child. It has been a wonderful, exciting, exhausting, crazy time. I am the third woman and first maker to have a baby while working at Atomic. I wanted to share some of my experiences because, despite reading pretty much every article about parenting on the entire […]

Maybe they told you over lunch or on a coffee walk. Perhaps they asked everyone to hang on a second just after your team standup. Or you just read the company-wide email they sent. Regardless of how you heard, the fact is that your coworker, whom you may have known with a different name and/or […]

Maybe it’s controversial to say, but work isn’t always the most interesting. Sometimes, you fall into a routine where you feel stuck. Other times, your project has slowed down, or the work has become too easy. Your client struggles to give you more work, or your team runs out of interesting problems to solve.