TGIF – Are You A “Latenik”?

As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment.

Quote of the Week: “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” William Shakespeare

Humor Break:

Bev: Come on Al, we are going to be late.

Al: If we arrive on time there won’t be anyone there to appreciate it.

Stat of the Week: 7 types of “lateniks”: (1) Deadliners – waiting to start at the latest possible time; (2) Producers – consistently overschedule their days; (3) Absent Minded Professors – easily distracted, travel from Point A to Point B by way of Points C, D, E; (4) Rebels – enjoy keeping people waiting (gains in self-importance); (5) Rationalizers – always blames external factors; (6) Indulgers – struggle with issues of self-control; (7) Evaders – attempt to perfect the current situation before moving on to the next.

Action Tip: Must be the sign of the times. People talk of “fashionably late” as opposed to “fashionably rude”. Texting or phoning to let others know you are “running late” is supposed to make up for lateness. Nonsense. People at the other end are still waiting for you. Late is just plain rude or at a minimum, inconsiderate. But wait (pun intended), I am just an old Curmudgeon. Andy Rooney was my hero. So I’ll cut you lateniks a little slack. Read the article to find out if it is physical or psychological with you AND look at the five suggestions for improving your performance.

Self-Development Corner: Despite the lateness of the year Coursera is offering four very closely related free online courses from the University of Washington beginning Monday:

Business and Management Courses:  Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance (Dec 11, 8 weeks, University of Washington); Information Security and Risk Management in Context (Dec 11, 10 weeks, University of Washington).

Computers and Science Courses: Designing and Executing Information Security Strategies (Dec 11, 10 weeks, University of Washington); Building an Information Risk Management Toolkit (Dec 11, 10 weeks, University of Washington).

Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley (mostly) retired after 35 years in organizational consulting, training and management development. During those years he worked internally with seven organizations and trained and consulted externally with more than 90 large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools.