Well. Unless you pushback with cancelling meetings/calling them out on it, they will forever continue to waste everyone else's time.
I don't buy that they have a "poor sense of how long things take": they just don't care enough to keep it in mind.
I recently had a first-meeting with a new client. I waited 20 mins. He didn't show up. I left. Maybe a little diva-ish? Idk. All I know is instead of stewing about his lateness and excuses, now I could get on with my day with a sense of empowerment.
EDIT: Why the downvotes? Downvotes != disagreement. I can usually tell when a comment is going to be unpopular. This one confuses me. So please enlighten me :)
I don't buy that they have a "poor sense of how long things take": they just don't care enough to keep it in mind.
I recently had a first-meeting with a new client. I waited 20 mins. He didn't show up. I left. Maybe a little diva-ish? Idk. All I know is instead of stewing about his lateness and excuses, now I could get on with my day with a sense of empowerment.
EDIT: Why the downvotes? Downvotes != disagreement. I can usually tell when a comment is going to be unpopular. This one confuses me. So please enlighten me :)