| Now, the very first thing you need to know is that | | | | welfare by providing them a pantry with this |
| commercial coffee maker,e.g. Keurig B3000 or | | | | commercial coffee maker. |
| Nescafe Lioness H5 that are being used for offices, is | | | | And nothing lingers on more by being exposed to it for |
| free. That means, if you have it in the office, you | | | | a long period of time. Getting involved in a project to |
| would not have to pay for it, unless you are the boss!:) | | | | get the commercial coffee maker for themselves, the |
| So, now the focus becomes how to get the | | | | employees would be continually be reminded on the |
| commercial coffee maker into the office. Not an easy | | | | point that the "management cares". |
| task, given the shrinking profit margin due to lousy | | | | This is usually something that the bosses want, a |
| exchange rate and rising cost of goods. And having a | | | | group of loyal employees that knows the bosses care |
| coffee machine is an additional expense, something | | | | for them. At this point, you should get the coffee |
| that the management does not think would add to the | | | | machine approval. |
| bottom line of the company. | | | | He/she is still considering? Man...time to use point 3 that |
| And it is this bottom line that would be our life saver, | | | | should do the trick. |
| the one single component that we would use to | | | | 3. Productivity |
| convince management that the commercial coffee | | | | Highlight to the boss that everyone goes for coffee |
| maker's expense does indeed improves the bottom | | | | break and he/she has a choice of an employee taking |
| line! | | | | the break in the office or across the street in a |
| Bring these points across and segment it into 3 main | | | | Starbucks. |
| pointers: Team work, Morale and productivity. These 3 | | | | Time savings would be at least 15 minutes. Employees |
| elements gives you a better work force that is loyal | | | | generally spent lesser time taking break in office, with |
| and willing to go the extra mile (say it with some zeal, | | | | various factors such as people are watching, saves |
| practice it before presenting to management) | | | | on the traveling time and bosses might be around. |
| 1. Team work | | | | Given that each employee has 2 breaks, that would |
| Ask the boss this: do you want a project that can | | | | be 30 minutes savings. Based on an executive pay of |
| bring the whole department together? Trust me, you | | | | $50/hour, that would be $25 savings for a day, $125 |
| would get a resounding YES. | | | | productivity dollars saved per week or $6500 per |
| Then tell him the plan to start a pantry project to bring | | | | year! |
| in a commercial coffee maker to better the welfare of | | | | Using the productivity variable with shrewd costing |
| the department. Sell on the points of how everyone is | | | | should get you the commercial coffee maker, and |
| working together to better the welfare and how this | | | | your next headache would be which coffee makers |
| would be the stage for future collaboration. | | | | to purchase to get the best coffee experience in |
| If he/she buys the pitch at this point, stop and proceed | | | | office! |
| to "plan" and "team work" for the commercial coffee | | | | Oh, just in case, all 3 techniques did not succeed in |
| maker. If he/she is still hesitant, move on to the next | | | | getting that coffee maker, then you should still be |
| point. | | | | pleased! |
| 2. Morale | | | | Imagine, there you are enjoying a cuppa from |
| Other than the team work, this is a project that the | | | | Starbucks knowing that the time is paid by the |
| employees are doing for themselves. The bosses can | | | | company at a cost of approximately $6500/year or |
| take this opportunity to highlight and impress on the | | | | more! |
| employees, that the management cares for their | | | | |