Time vs money: not a simple trade-off

It's true there are times when getting something done is a mere question of deciding to spend time or money:

Mowing your lawn
Changing the oil in your car
Power washing your driveway
Building a house
Printing and mailing your direct appeal letters
Performing data entry

All of those have one thing in common:

You really only care that it's done well, and once it's done you'll probably never need to understand how it was done.

So yes, you can choose to hire someone else or do it yourself, depending on your interests and your budget of time and money.

But so many things are not like this.

No matter how little free time and how much money you have, it's very hard to hire somebody to do these things for you.

Lose weight
Learn a language
Excel in a sport
Make friends
Raise your children
Create a healthy work environment for your staff

For these things, there is no simple one-time deliverable. It's an ongoing process in which you personally must be involved.

Sure, you can hire an expert advisor to help make your own work more efficient and effective. And spending some money can save you a significant amount of time (and frustration).

But it's not always a simple one-to-one trade-off.

What about developing the best workflows for your staff, and the right tools to help them work effectively?

Is that something you can just outsource as a one-time deliverable and expect ongoing success?

No, it's not. That's something you and your team need to be closely involved with, now and into the future.

All the best,
A.