There’s something deeply ingrained in the Kiwi mindset – the idea that we can DIY our way through anything & save money.
Need a new deck? Build it yourself.
Need a new website? Surely, one of the team can hack something together.
Need a system to manage your EOS roll-out? Just whack together a few spreadsheets, right?
But here’s the thing – just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
At the leadership team level, I always challenge teams on the true cost of their time.
The obsession with “saving money” often completely ignores the bigger financial picture – the time, energy & opportunity cost that goes into these so-called cost-cutting measures.
The $100 Lesson in Business Smarts
I recently worked with a leadership team who were pushing back on the cost of a simple piece of software to help them manage their EOS implementation.
Their argument? “It’s too expensive.”
The cost? $100 per month.
The benefit? It would save the team 2-4 hours per week.
The kicker? The average leadership team hourly cost? Around $1,000 per hour.
So, let’s break that down:
💡 Savings: 2-4 hours per week = $2,000 – $4,000 per month in leadership time saved.
💡 Investment: $100 per month.
That’s an immediate 20-40x return – and that’s before factoring in the cost of building & maintaining their own system.
A no-brainer, right? Yet, the resistance was real.
Why Do We Fall into This Trap?
It’s a classic case of penny-wise, pound-foolish.
There’s an instinctive reaction to any new expense – a knee-jerk “we can do it cheaper” mindset that completely ignores the ROI equation.
But here’s the question every leadership team needs to ask:
👉 What is the REAL cost of not investing?
It’s not just software. It’s marketing, people, systems, processes – anything that saves time, drives efficiency & improves results. Every decision in business should be measured by ROI, not just in cash terms but in time, effort & focus.
If your leadership team is burning hours on low-value, time-consuming work that could be automated or outsourced for a fraction of the cost, then you’re not saving – you’re leaking profit.
Challenge Your Thinking
Next time you or your team push back on an investment because “it’s too expensive,” take a step back & run the numbers properly.
🚀 What’s the cost of your time?
🚀 What’s the true saving in time & effort?
🚀 What’s the cost of NOT doing it?
Because, in reality, the most expensive option is often doing nothing.
And that’s a cost your business really can’t afford.
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