My old boss once said "You can't cut your way to success" when she was trying to get money from an university to revive a flagging business. It worked as the bu

My old boss once said "You can't cut your way to success" when she was trying to get money from an university to revive a flagging business. It worked as the business is now thriving and is a profit center for the University. I do get there are exceptions to that statement but the general sentiment stuck with me ever since.