I was working with a client in her office last month, when I looked around and noticed it was so boring.  I asked her why her office was so dull. She said she wanted to be promoted and this was how an office should look for that.

I didn’t need to ask by who’s rules she made this choice because I knew she was determining it by the company culture and year and years of old management rules. Well times have changed and to be a leader you have to be willing to change as well.

I asked her if she feels energized by her workplace. Do people feel enthused when they come to see her. She said yes, by her actions, but people tend to avoid her office. She even prefers not to be in it. So I made the bold request that she make her office fun!

 She was shocked at first and hesitated at the thought. It wasn’t until she started to really decorate her office did she see the results she received. People wanted to come to talk to her more. She was even getting more work done in her newly decorated office. People even mentioned that they didn’t know much about her until she started opening up this past week the same time she changed her office.

 The simple truth is an office doesn’t make a professional person, a professional person makes an office. It needs to represent who you are. You want people to get to know you, build relationships and have fun. We are so afraid to be who we are because it could keep us from getting a promotion BUT who we are is exactly what they want.

There are thousands of cookie cutter people who go along with the everyday who could be moved into boring positions. Organizations know you need to find leaders who are different, personable and willing to bring change to move your company along.

I want everyone to add one fun item to their office this week. Regardless of what your office looks like now, add one new fun item this week and see what happens…

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