Reasons to Execute Best Practices for a Soda Free Workplace
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2. Create a plan.
Similar to something like the 14 steps program, each work associates needs to be equipped with an action plan for kicking their addiction and sustaining it.
What will they substitute for soda? How will they handle cravings? Who can they talk to for support?
3. Build consensus.
Peer pressure (support) is critical to success.
One work associate seeking to kick their addiction among a sea of addicted soda drinkers faces tremendous pressure to conform. Kicking addiction in a business is a team sport. It requires empowering work associates to form volunteer teams supported by management.
It requires a business culture where front line supervisors are supporting work associates in kicking soda addiction as part of their supervisory commitment.
4. Leadership.
The CEO or business owners is the ideal leader.
There can be alternatives but nothing can really substitute for leadership from the top. This is a tremendous opportunity for a CEO or business owner to make or strengthen personal connections with their work associates. It is a great opportunity to get out of the office and back in front of associates in a way that will enhance the CEO or business owner’s authenticity, transparency and commitment to work associates.
It will enhance the CEO’s ability to engage in work associate conversations on traditional business issues. It will bestow appreciation and even loyalty on the CEO from work associates who may or may not agree with the message but recognize the authenticity of the effort.
Lose weight, have fun and live more+
Here’s the good news. There is a path for losing weight while still having fun and living more. I lost 30 pounds, and have kept it off, while still enjoying sunset happy hours and my beloved chocolate cookies.
Taking the soda machine out of your business does not have to be win/lose equation. I wrote a book that explains how. It is my personal story told in a humorous manner on the best practices this boomer business owner discovered that allowed him to eat his cake and still lose weight.
It’s tone and message will resonate in your work place if you decide to follow Reebok in pursuing the banning of soda in your workplace.
Related articles:
Part 1: Should Your Small Business Consider Banning Soda?
