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