It’s 11 a.m., the chosen meeting time. Eight of the 10 people are sitting around the table. The meeting starts, and a minute later Kevin enters, apologizes and sits down. The meeting continues.
The one person missing is Jenny – and she’s always late. Compulsively late. Every time. It’s like she intentionally shows up five to 10 minutes late to a meeting just to make a grand entrance.
It’s as if she’s thinking, “OK Jenny’s here. You can begin now.”
The only thing worse than this example, is when the person in charge of the meeting waits until Jenny shows up. This validates her tardiness and indicates to everyone who was on time that Jenny is more important than them.
Showing up on time demonstrates you want to be there. It doesn’t matter if it’s a meeting, a movie or a doctor’s appointment. It’s important to you, which is why you’re on time.
But by showing up late, whether once or perpetually, you’re telling everyone else that your time is more important than their time.
Be on time. Show people that they matter as much as you do.
Posted on
Mon, March 23, 2009
by Sean Taylor Simpson
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