The strategic implications of staff opportunity costs

Published on October 9, 2026 5:50 AM GMTOur ecosystem is bottlenecked by people who have deep context and relevant skills.This means that the time of people with context and relevant skills is very valuable: usually more valuable than their salary.When taking this effect into account, it turns out that:The net cost to the ecosystem of an organisation made up of high-context and relevant-skill people is much larger than the financial costs of that organisation.The net cost to the ecosystem of an ...