There’s a reason we set meeting times and deadlines. It allows for a coordination of efforts,
minimizes time/ effort waste, and helps set expectations. Think of how much would get done
if everyone just “chilled out” and (19) “went with the flow?” It would be the definition of (20)
inefficiency. It’s probably not that hard to imagine, considering just last week I had 13 (yes, I
counted) different people blow meeting times, or miss deadlines. It feels like a (21) raging
(22) epidemic, seemingly smoothed over by a barrage of “my bads," “sorry, mans,” and “you
know how it goes.” The desired response is “it’s all good,” but the reality is that it’s not okay.
Here’s what it is.