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If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business.
Lee Kuan Yew
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Failing to delegate tasks or utilize external resources can lead to a competitive disadvantage.

In this quote, Lee Kuan Yew emphasizes the importance of outsourcing and utilizing available resources to maintain a competitive edge in business. The quote suggests that if a business refrains from leveraging external help or services, while its competitors actively do so, it risks becoming obsolete and unable to compete effectively in the market.

Themes

OutsourcingBusinessCompetitionStrategyEfficiency

In practice

Example use cases

In a business conference to highlight the importance of efficiency.

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