How to Deal with Latecomers at Work/Meetings?
In your opinion, what is the best way to tell a person who is consistently coming late that s/he should improve, rather than offend her/him? Why? Many thanks for your suggestions...
X
Welcome to the Organizational Commitment best practices. The topic being discussed here is: "How to Deal with Latecomers at Work/Meetings?".
Log in
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
5 |
|
John White
Business Consultant, Australia
|
|
Be Offensive About Lateness Raza!!
Raza - maybe it's time to offend them. This is the start of a memo I have used to publicly address the issue.
No, you are not ‘running late’ – you are rude and selfish. This may offend some of you, but only because it’s going to cut close to the bone for many.
And I don’t care if I sound old-fashioned, because actually it’s nothing to do with ‘fashion’ or ‘generation’. It’s got everything to do with basic good manners and respect for other people.
So here goes: how did it get to be “OK” for people to be late for everything? Because as far as I am concerned, it’s not OK.
In recent years it seems that a meeting set to start at 9am, for some people, means in the general vicinity of anytime which starts with the numeral ‘9’. Like 9.30, for example. People drift in at 9.10 or 9.20, or even later. And they smile warmly at the waiting group, as they unwrap their sandwich, apparently totally unconcerned that others have been there since five to nine, prepared and ready to start. .
|
| |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Evanson Mwangi, Kenya
|
|
How to Deal with Lateness
In my view, being late once is not a big problem. Being a perpetual late comer is the concern. It sh... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Douglas Zvomuya, Zimbabwe
|
|
Lateness at Meetings is also Cultural
Add up the minutes they are late over a period, and it can be quite substantial, and knock it off th... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Ian Hardy, United Kingdom
|
|
How to Deal with Latecomers at Work/Meetings?
Raza, consider to have the team members draw up a meeting reference card that not only shows the pur... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Zahari Mohamed, Malaysia
|
|
Lock the Door and Keep Latecomers Out
For latecomers, especially the habitual ones, they will find themselves locked out from the meeting ... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Rick Forehand, USA
|
|
Lateness is not an Isolated Issue, It's Related to Poor Meeting Management
In many companies, the problem is overall poor meeting management. Many times, the reason people are... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
1 |
|
antonio roccaforte, Italy
|
|
No Excuse, Lock the Door
Dear Raza, in any occasion where we faced someone consistently being late, the best solution was, al... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Ruben Cuschieri,, Malta
|
|
Give Them the Cold Shower
In my personal experience in different management roles, I have found that the best approach is to i... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Lobbestael, Belgium
|
|
Lateness in Meetings is Often Caused by Company Culture
Being late at meetings is a company culture that is often being not seen in the right perspective. N... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Catherine Kennelly, Canada
|
|
Reasons for Lateness to Meetings
It's always best to analyze the 'why' before bringing correction to a situation. In some cases it's ... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Linda Doty, United States
|
|
A Symptom of the Organization's Culture
I cannot disagree that there are some employees who are habitually late, and for those, it is a pers... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Debbie Sellers, United States
|
|
Don't Continue to Accept More of the Same...
Always ensure a meeting starts on time rather than waiting for others as it is disrespectful to wast... Sign up
|
| |
|
|
|
0 |
|
T.W. Garrison III, United States
|
|
Lock the Doors at Start Time
The process is simple - when the starting time for the meeting occurs - you lock the doors and no el... Sign up
|
|
Log in
Translate
