Virtue Series 5: FRUGALITY IN LEADERSHIP



After 6months Mr. Peterson always changes the company cars. He thinks making a profit of over $6million after tax deductions in 6months, and having a stable business finance, is big enough to buy every other thing he needs and live a bit more flamboyant. Funny enough, he sells this car to some companies that uses it for a minimum of 1year and six months without having any need for a change. They save some cash by buying it cheaper, and using it longer. Who is wiser?

It’s fun when business grows great enough that you experience a constant boom that enhances your financial stability. But, where lies the wisdom in spending the profits on trivial things forgetting there is such a thing as economic depression?

Lack of frugality in business financial management has made many start-ups to plummet and eventually get into extinction. There is always a new tech-gadget and a new equipment in the market. But do you really NEED it? There are new and more sophisticated techniques of getting simple things done. The inventors brought this into the space because they need to make more money from their creativity (Which is very good), but friend, do you NEED the change? There are many new business investment opportunities with juicy promises as outcomes. Your next door neighbor has signed in, your community king has endorsed it, it cost some more money though! It has great risk involved, there are mixed feelings about it, but you have some spare cash to try something new. Hey!! Is the risk worth it? Do you need to?

As a leader you must understand the difference between NEED and WANT. You must know when a want should be satisfied and when it should be starved. You should know that frugality makes you spend not only your money wisely, but also your time and resources. The call to frugality in leadership is not just about being frugal in financial expenditure. It expands to being frugal with your time. Spend your time on what will profit you. Avoid frivolities. Create time for fun too. It includes being frugal in your allocation and utilization of resources. It’s not easy to come across most of the resources you use as a leader. Let its use bring utility.

Frugality makes you wiser in finance, knowledge and experience. It is not a sign of poverty, rather it is a sign of good financial management. A frugal leader hardly suffers grievous financial setback. He always has sufficient back-up for the rainy day. Discipline your appetite and your enthusiasm for more. Pay attention to your wants when they become NEEDs, that is Wisdom! Remember Benjamin Franklin’s word’s “Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself. Waste nothing!”

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