Jerry Maguire

Do you need new equipment? Keep records, do research and network. Only then can you get what you need. "SHOW ME the money!" A single, colorful line might work for a football star in a movie (Jerry Maguire), but an in-plant manager requesting funds for a new purchase must work like a galley slave to be shown something other than the door. The justification process must start before you even know you need equipment. It must be a daily task involving obsessive record keeping and reams of research. It must not go on in secret. Rather, the higher-ups should be kept