After 18 years in our River North office space, we moved one block to our new River North office space. One block didn’t seem like a big move, but it felt like we moved cross-country. It wasn’t so much the packing, although we had way too much paper in every drawer we opened, but it was all the changes that come along with a new space and address. The end result was definitely worth it.
We’re settled into a brand new space with everything bright and shiny, and all new equipment. Our team worked really hard to make the change happen, and we all love the new space. I guess our enthusiasm was contagious because we’ve been busier than we were before the move. The changes made us re-evaluate how we work, how much paper we use (our biggest learning), and how we interact now that our work space is smaller and we’re all “closer” than ever before.
I have to say that I was reluctant to move and to change anything about how we were doing business – we were comfortable. But, what I recognized is that the best way to make new things happen, and to generate new business and new ways of thinking about how we do business, is to change. We started by changing our environment, and along the way, changed how we were viewing generating new business from both current and prospective clients.
Clients want to do business with teams who are current, motivated and feeling great about themselves and their agency. It reflects in the work we do, and we all benefit in the end. So, just when you think that making that change is too much work and not necessary…think again. Our lives and the marketplace are moving more rapidly every day, and to keep up, we have to move faster. This often involves change…and, it’s good!
One of my favorite quotes on change…”If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living.” – Gail Sheehy
