"You get what you pay for" is a familiar refrain in the American lexicon. The idea is that if you want quality, you should expect to pay more to get it. And if there weren't some truth to this notion, it would not be as well traveled as it is. But there are at least two other ways to look at this phrase that might be more valuable to business leaders.
Firstly, what if spending less means getting more? Investing to "get what you pay for" in the first place, should mean lower overall cost to produce the desired results. If we are committed to the upfront investment of higher quality people and greater efficiency via technology, we can expect to spend less over the long term while achieving, in fact likely exceeding, our desired results. Investing in a better caliber employee should produce (all things being equal) improved performance, not to mention happier employees. Investing in technology that boosts automation, scales more easily, increases speed and consistency, etc. almost can't help but deliver long-term dividends. We see this in virtually every business segment. The difficulty tends to reside in the king of business decision-making: cash. Allocating that most precious of resources is a major decision, and often is difficult even when the logic/math is clear.
The job of providers like ITAllWorks.net is to help decision-makers get comfortable with good decisions, even when they come at a cost. This brings me to the second way to look at our catch-phrase: not investing (paying) for what is prudent, often times means you don't even get what you pay for. When we are, to use another familiar colloquialism, "penny wise and pound foolish" we are likely just foolish. Because, the results required to thrive in business require sound investment to keep from losing ground to competition. Therefore, when we don't pay to get what we want, we end up not even getting what we are paying for.
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