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