Doing More with Less
March 3, 2009 in Business Development, Productivity
NPR’s Morning Edition on Thursday 26 February had a short take on the history of the expression: Do More With Less
The government says 7.6 percent of Americans are unemployed. That’s a scary number, but it means most workers still have jobs. These days, many employees are hearing four familiar words: Do more with less.
As one of the interviewees mentions, the phrase is “strategically vague”. Like many of the expressions that we hear from politicians of every stripe, the phrase do more with less can end up meaning whatever they want it to mean. Is the goal “Accomplish the same results with less” due to cutbacks in budgets or staffing? Or is the goal to “Do more with the same resources” because of increased opportunity and the recognition of improved productivity or reliability?
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How will “Doing more with less” affect your job?
