Given the state of our economy, companies are looking for ways to reduce their cost of doing business. I have engaged my own staff to aid in a similar effort. As you might have guessed, their first suggestion was that I fire myself to reduce costs and increase their productivity. I have asked them to refocus. In recent weeks, many of my clients have focused on saving via reductions in payroll. This often involves: hire freezes, reductions in entry level salaries and benefits