“Eighty percent of success is showing up.”
Woody Allen
I am convinced that the other 20 per cent of success is showing up on time. I think that we are experiencing a breakdown of some basic values that is affecting businesses in a negative manner. Being on time for meetings and appointments used to be a virtue. Now they seem to be more like general guidelines or approximate place-holders on the calendar. Companies that have discipline, respect and great values in place believe that being on time for meetings and appointments is important. Unfortunately, many of the negative behavioral traits are being demonstrated in the C-suite and trickle down to every level. There are a number of different reasons for this. Some people do not have the organizational skills, others have never learned how to balance their calendars, some lack discipline, some over commit, and in other cases people abuse power by making people wait for them.
Now that I have had my weekly rant, maybe I have the problem of being a perfectionist and need to lighten up. Comments please!
Weekly Wisdom, Jerry Rollins, CEO of Sage Executive Group