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43 results (expanded search) for "cost"
Administrative
Switch-Cost Analysis
Before renewing expensive vendor: compute real switch cost — may be less than you think.
Professional
Cost-of-Delay Calc
For each delayed decision, compute weekly cost of delay financially or in opportunity.
Administrative
Activity-Based Cost Allocation
Each service/product: real cost? — not "fake organizational average".
Professional
Opportunity Cost Audit
For each "yes" this week, write the implicit "no" that came with it.
Leadership
Sunk Cost Release
Effort and money already spent are unrecoverable — ignore them when evaluating continue vs exit.
Leadership
Sunk Cost Culture Audit
Identify projects team continues because "we invested" not because they deserve it.
Digital & AI
Choosing the Model by Task
Don't default to the biggest model. Choose by: task depth, cost, privacy, speed.
Leadership
Saying Yes to a Bad-Seeming Idea to Test It Cheaply
When an idea seems intuitively bad but its test cost is low, approve it as a cheap experiment instead of rejecting it on intuition alone.
Leadership
Business Model Canvas: 9 Building Blocks on One Page
Map your business model in 9 boxes (customer, value, channels, relationships, revenue, resources, activities, partners, costs) on one page.
Digital & AI
One Tool, One Job Rule
Before adding a new tool, verify it doesn't duplicate a job an existing tool already does — overlap costs more time and money than it saves.
Digital & AI
14-Day Trial Before Subscription
Don't subscribe to a new tool before truly using it 14 days in real workflow.
Professional
No-Decision Audit
Each month, list 5 decisions you didn't make — postponing IS a decision.
Administrative
Project Kill-Criteria
Define exactly when you'll kill the project before it even starts — don't wait until failure is discovered too late.
Psychological
Willingness vs Willfulness
Willingness to accept reality as is, not willfulness rejecting it — subtle but powerful.
Professional
Reframe "Expensive" to "Investment"
"Expensive" focuses on cost. "Investment" focuses on return.
Professional
2-Way vs 1-Way Door
Classify decision: reversible (2-way door) or not (1-way)? Required speed differs.
Professional
Goal Mortality Audit
Every 90 days, honestly kill goals no longer relevant — don't leave them dangling.
Administrative
Zero-Based Budget Every Quarter
Start each quarter at zero and force every line item to re-justify its existence.
Administrative
30-Minute Automation Opportunity Audit
Pick a task, compute: frequency x duration x doer's wage. If result > 5,000 USD annually, automate it.
Administrative
Zero-Based Budgeting
Every budget line starts at zero — must justify itself, not inherit from last year.
Administrative
Monthly Variance Analysis
Monthly: planned vs actual — focus on variances >5%, dig into causes.
Administrative
Zero-Based Meeting Audit
Delete every recurring meeting from the calendar, and re-add only what its owner justifies in writing.
Administrative
Zero-Based Software Stack Audit
Assume the company has zero software tools today, and rebuild the tool list from scratch based only on actual need.
Leadership
Competitive Moat Analysis
Identify what protects your venture from competitors for five years — or build a moat if none exists.
Leadership
Knowledge Reversal Test
Imagine entering the decision with what you know today — would you still make it?
Leadership
Adaptive Leadership Retrospective
After leading a major adaptive change, ask 4 questions revealing your real impact as a leader, not just the project's surface success.
Leadership
Killing Zombie Projects Gracefully
Identify projects no longer worth continuing but not yet officially cancelled, and end them with dignity, not silent postponement.
Digital & AI
Attention Residue Shield
Between tasks, take 90 sec of "mental close" before starting next — else residue from prior task drains 40% of focus.
Administrative
Contract Red-Flag Checklist
Before signing: 12 red flags that may cost thousands later.
Leadership
70% Information Decision Rule (Bezos)
Don't wait for 90% information; major decisions are made at 70% — beyond that is costly delay.
Digital & AI
Monthly Phone App Audit
Delete any app unopened in 30 days — lose apps before they cost you focus.
Psychological
STOP in an Impulse Moment
Stop, take a breath, observe, proceed mindfully — four seconds save a decision.
Professional
Task Batching
Group similar tasks into one slot.
Social
Notice Your Emotional Labor Today
Count how many times you "performed" a smile or enthusiasm you didn't actually feel at work today.
Administrative
Point of No Return Identification
Identify when the project becomes uncancelable — decide before, not after.
Administrative
Decision Stress Test
Before big commitment: "what if X drops 50%?" Test plan robustness.
Leadership
Stay Interview
30 min with a top performer, 5 questions on "why you stay and why you might leave" before they actually consider leaving.
Leadership
Diagnosing Your Reaction to Feedback
3 triggers reject valid feedback: Truth, Relationship, Identity. Know which fires in you.
Leadership
Handling a Toxic High-Performer
When a member delivers excellent results but destroys team morale, separate performance from behavior via a clear standard and a direct honest conversation.
Digital & AI
Single-Task Protocol
At any moment, one tab, one window, one task — multitasking is a neural myth.
Digital & AI
Email Only Twice a Day
10am and 4pm only. Otherwise: closed. No one dies if your reply takes 2 hours.
Digital & AI
Single-Tasking Commitment
In every 60-90 min window: one task, one window, one intention.
Digital & AI
One-Platform-Only Experiment
For 2 weeks, pick just one social platform to use, and temporarily delete the rest — measure the difference in time and mental energy.