Hallmark Of A Successful Professional - Punctuality

Bear in mind, punctuality is the hallmark of every successful professional. This is what you could gain from it:

a. Respect and reward from your peers.

They will look up to you as being a person of strong values and principles. They will hold you in high esteem. This could translate to a promotion during appraisal time. Your tardy subordinates, however, will resent you for arriving at the office before them.

b. Image:

You develop a reputation for being reliable. Not only will this endear you to your superiors, but it will also attract more clients or retain existing customers.

c. Cooperation:

Do not be surprised if you notice your colleagues cooperating with you more. When your colleagues respect you, cooperation naturally follows.

d. Emulation:

You are no longer just an ordinary employee. You become a trendsetter. You may find everyone attempting to emulate your actions or even surpass them.

Punctuality is not as daunting as it seems. It does have its advantages. However, the question remains - how? How does someone who has spent a significant portion of their life being consistently late break that habit and start arriving on time? Can you wake up one morning and simply decide that punctuality will be the guiding principle you adhere to? Yes, that's all it takes. You need to prepare for it and then maintain discipline throughout.

Punctuality is more than a habit; it's a way of life. Arriving at work on time, meeting clients promptly, meeting deadlines - all become much more manageable once you accept this reality.

Hi Anu,

"See... punctuality is not so bad after all. It does have its advantages. But the question still remains - how? How does one who has spent the major part of his life in unbridled slackness get off his chair and get to work on time? Can you wake up one fine morning and arbitrarily decide that punctuality is the sole tenet you are going to abide by? Yes. That is all it takes. You just have to prepare for it and then be disciplined about the whole thing.

How? It depends on the culture especially set by the Top Management. If the employees persistently come late, their behavior needs to be punished, and punctual ones awarded.

"Punctuality is more a way of life than an aspect of it. Getting to work on time, meeting a client at the appointed hour, honoring your deadlines... it all becomes a lot easier if you accept that fact."

Yes, very true.

Cheers,
Rajat

Punctuality is certainly a virtue worth emulating. As you rightly said, all it takes is just that bit of resolve that I MUST do it henceforth. It is amazing to see how things start to get organized once punctuality steps in. Increased productivity becomes an added bonanza, and of course, as mentioned, the respect and high esteem that the world has for you increases.

Sanath

Rajat:

While I do agree that the culture of top management does play a prominent role, there is nothing like the motivation to be punctual coming from within. Regardless of how others may behave, let us be self-propelled towards this goal, and ultimately, we could serve as an eye-opener to others.

Sanath