{"id":625,"date":"2020-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elgc.flywheelsites.com\/does-tightening-the-belt-really-help\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T16:24:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T20:24:39","slug":"does-tightening-the-belt-really-help-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onwardbusinessmechanics.com\/staging\/4922\/does-tightening-the-belt-really-help-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Does &#8216;tightening the belt&#8217; really help?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Does &#039;tightening the belt&#039; really help?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BwYitYA7mT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption> <br>When it comes to reducing costs as with losing weight, there are quick (but painful) ways to get results right away.  Or you can go for a more sustainable approach, which Erica describes. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Does &#8216;tightening the belt&#8217; really help? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tighten our belt.  Okay.  It&#8217;s a well-known saying and it&#8217;s thought of as a positive thing to do.  As in, do more with less.  Be strategic about your resources.  Cut to the chase.  Do away with the unnecessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  In general &#8216;tighten the belt&#8217; is supposed to be a good thing to do.  But let&#8217;s play this out in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   Suppose you really do need to reduce your costs &#8212; as many leaders in industry do.  Suppose you try to do it by forcing the same operation into a smaller budget.  It&#8217;s like wearing a too-tight belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   It might look good or even work in the very short term but it&#8217;s not likely to yield a sustainably good result.  It&#8217;s like to be painful.  It may even do damage or cause things you don&#8217;t expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> A better way?  Adopt an authentic way to slim down.  Instead of squeezing into things you really need, dig down to find what you can really streamline:  wasted time, money and energy you can stop spending with no impact to your crucial outcomes.  This is the business equivalent of a eating a healthy diet and exercising; it doesn&#8217;t happen overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Then your belt really can be tightened but your business will be the right size to fit it, with no need to hold your breath! <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does &#8216;tightening the belt&#8217; really help? Tighten our belt. Okay. It&#8217;s a well-known saying and it&#8217;s thought of as a positive thing to do. As in, do more with less. Be strategic about your resources. Cut to the chase. Do away with the unnecessary. 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