Episode 22 of Ask Christa! is LIVE, answer a listener who asked how to do more with less when there's never enough to begin with?
These days, "do more with less" is more about austerity (holding off on spending or investing) and less about finding efficiency (reducing waste). Austerity is a good short-term solution for recovering from a bad situation, but it shouldn't be a long-term strategy or a way of life. Your employees WILL adapt (those who stick around), which means they'll keep fixing the old instead of innovating new; they'll refrain from big thinking because there won't be any interest to invest; they'll simply learn to keep the lights on...
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