Time is the most valuable thing we have. How we spend ours is up to us...but should we waste others'? And what should we read into it when others waste ours? In an anecdote about a large investment bank, a partner called a meeting for new graduates at 5pm, only to turn up at 10. The lesson was about patience in the client service business...'to wait patiently for those who are more important than you'. I have done my fair share of waiting for clients. I have also done so with family and friends, but eventually brought it up with them and come up to an acceptable agreement. How do you feel about punctuality? Do you feel it's about respecting others? Is it a power game? Any other thoughts? …see more