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