I am not trying to sell anything I am trying to convence my management council that going paperless is better than sticking to the old way.... They dont always accept change well and I need a good ideal of getting them on board as this will happen with or with out there approval but I would like them to feel positive about it (as if their descision implimented it) oppose to me saying "this is how its gonna be, deal with it!"
Any ideals????
2006-08-16 14:53:11 · 7 answers · asked by ♫♪♫ PINKY ♫♪♫ 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing
I should mention I work in HR at a Hospital and the only thing I am trying to turn over to paperless is the appoval process for hiring... instead of one sheet of paper floating around to be approved by needed peoples it would all be done through a system we already have (just not implimenting).....
And I do have a back up system in he off chance the system crashes....
2006-08-16 15:26:03 · update #1
The best sales pitch is speed. I want "so and so's file", "oh its in my pdf" couple of clicks later they have so and so's file open on their desk top without asking a secretary no fuss no mess. You can also continue with the old way while scanning documents into PDFs too. Dip them in slowly so as not to shock the older people into retirement.
2006-08-16 15:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Knows 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to respect the old way before you can convince people to change. Going totally paperless is asking too much anyway (reading at the computer all day gets tiresome, it's nice to hold written words on a piece of paper from time to time). So you have to introduce the one thing that does make sense. Maybe an electronic time sheet system or a check issuing system. Once your management team realizes that you honor and respec the way they do things, then you can move toward getting them to do things a bit different. Good luck... it ain't easy!
2006-08-16 22:02:33 · answer #2 · answered by mJc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We've recently migrated to a paperless system. It is not an easy process, but if you take it in baby steps it is not as hard to swallow. We began with our cash posting, which allowed us to archive check copies online and on back-up disks. At first there was resistance but with a little training and time invested it became apparent that the time, cost and storage space being saved was worth the initial effort.
If I was trying to get a buy from a team, I would start with the ones who will need little convincing... sell them. Buy in is contagious, if you win the support of the few you will eventually gain the many.
2006-08-16 22:21:01 · answer #3 · answered by Nicole M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All depends on how old they are. If you are talking about people who are in there fifties and up good luck, old people hate change. I would try getting input and feed back on there thoughts of that type of system first before you do it. Besides you know how it goes. "You can make some of the people happy some of the time, but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time" Just do what is best for the team, they will come around. They maybe kicking and screaming when they do, but eventually they will and if not FIRE THEM!!
2006-08-16 22:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Crusher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am wrestling with a similar issue. I think the best approach is to show them decreased costs (after initial training), increased productivity and such. They will counter with security and record keeping worries, so you need to be prepared to present secure environments and effective back up strategies.
2006-08-16 21:59:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are concerned about back-up should the system fail, research back-up systems off-site, this should give them the insurance they need to make a decision.
2006-08-16 21:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by Baseball inquisitive 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Write a 50 page paper on the topic and make sure everyone in you office gets one. On second thought make it 100 pages.
2006-08-16 21:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by j_son_06 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋