The Human Made blog
The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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Everyone is a marketer
Recently I was lucky enough to experience my first Human Made/Altis company retreat. We went to Athens for a week, and it was great. The main highlight was undoubtedly getting to meet everyone face to face, many for the first time, and generally hanging out and spending time with people. I realise now how essential…
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How to manage unknowns as a web engineer
As a web engineer working across multiple projects and platforms, there are many things we’re expected to know. However, it’s important to stress that we don’t need to know every single technology or concept we’re likely to come across. Rather, it’s how you manage the unknown that tests your mettle as an engineer, and there…
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Implementing global payroll giving in a remote company
Over the past month, we’ve been watching the devastation that the Russian army has been wreaking on the people of Ukraine. It has left me and other humans heartbroken and feeling powerless. Many of our people are in Eastern Europe, many of us have friends and family in Ukraine, and we will all be dealing…
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Human Made in 2021
At the beginning of last year, I shared how 2020 was a year marked by adaptation. Against the backdrop of considerable challenges globally, 2021 has been a big year for Human Made, our clients & customers, and for our partners too. It has been our most successful year since we began all the way back…
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Mental health and remote work at Human Made
Just under 6 months ago in October 2020 Human Made celebrated World Mental Health Day which was arguably the most important one yet with the global COVID-19 pandemic changing our lives and daily routines and bringing with it a set of new challenges. Although we found strength in our remote-first structure & culture, it has…
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Happy International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, a day that calls on us all to step back, recognise and celebrate the achievement of women worldwide, raise awareness of the bias and barriers that impact women globally, and take action for equality in whatever ways we each can. To the amazing women at Human Made, thank you! You…