Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Tiffany Sauder, President of Element Three. We hope you enjoy Tiffany’s wisdom and perspective.

Now that 2018 is upon us, it’s hard not to reflect on the lessons we learned in 2017.

The truth is, 2017 was good for us. We grew at a faster pace than we had in the last four years—something that’s harder to do as you get bigger. And while becoming the largest agency in Indianapolis wasn’t necessarily our goal, it happened.

But just because a lot of things went our way doesn’t mean we didn’t struggle at times. Here’s what 2017 taught us about transitioning from a startup organization to a scaleup organization, and where we’re headed in 2018. While I’ll draw from our own experiences, if you work at or lead an organization experiencing high growth, I’m confident many of these lessons will feel extremely applicable.