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Insider's Guide Organization
How to stop running late
By Diana DeLonzor DeLonzor, the author of Never Be Late Again: 7 Cures for the Punctually Challenged (Post Madison), advises Fortune 500 companies. Telling a chronically late person, "Just get there on time" is about as effective as telling a dieter, "Just don't eat so much." Human behavior is complex. But you can kick the lateness habit. * Plan to be early. It's very simple, but late people never think of it. Tack on a 15-minute buffer before going anywhere to allow for commuting problems. At work, give early deadlines to allow for other people falling behind. * Learn to tell time. You might be overly optimistic about what you can do in a certain amount of time. For a week, keep track of how long it really takes to get ready in the morning. Find out the real time, and start getting up earlier. Set a kitchen timer to ring when it's time for you to leave the house. Then walk out the door as you are. * Learn to say no. If you were off by 30 percent, start allowing 30 percent more time for your other daily tasks. Herein may lie the problem: Late people often overcommit themselves -- you may have to pare down your activities. * See if you're a perfectionist. A lot of the punctually challenged are perfectionists, agonizing about their hair each morning or obsessing over every ...