How willing is your organization to invest in growth?

Our reader poll today asks: How willing is your organization to invest in growth?

• Very. We spend freely to drive the top line: 12%
• Somewhat. We spend on focused areas only: 60%
• Not very. Our investments are few and far between: 18%
• Not at all. We never spend on driving growth: 10%

It takes money to make money. Almost 30% of you report not spending much at all in your growth efforts. I’d venture to guess your companies aren’t growing. While it can be hard to carve out the funds to invest, you have to realize you can’t cut costs to achieve profitability forever. At some point, there’s nothing left to cut. To overcome this dynamic, be deliberate about setting aside funds in your budget for growth spending. With budgeting season around the corner for many of you, think about where your best growth opportunities are and make sure they’re fully funded. Then, don’t make the mistake of raiding those funds to make up for shortfalls elsewhere. Growth won’t happen magically. You need to invest it to catch up with the 70% of organizations out there who are freer with the purse strings.

Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!

– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC

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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 240,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.