Posts Tagged ‘cost-cutting’
Paying for election promises – room for improvement
New Zealand is awash with political promises as the general election looms. There are so many new policies from every party. No problem seems too big to solve right now. How can all those things possibly get done? How can a government do so many new things when budgets are already committed to existing things?…
Read MoreHow do I implement strategy while cutting costs?
In tough times, Managers cut budgets. We look for obvious savings. HR leaves vacancies unfilled. We cut travel. The training and conference budget disappears. Property gives up the lease on an office floor. People lose their jobs. Executives shelve business cases. Now is not the time for bright, new ideas. It is time to tighten…
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