People are late, because they know that everyone will wait for them. Waiting for others is a sign that it's okay to be late. When a meeting starts at 10:30, an

People are late, because they know that everyone will wait for them. Waiting for others is a sign that it's okay to be late. When a meeting starts at 10:30, and some people come at 10:30, there is often a social pressure to show some courtesy and wait for the rest. But who shows the courtesy for people who actually came on time? These people follow the rules and are being _punished_ for it. People should just start the meeting when it's scheduled. Start it at 10:30. If there's nobody on the meeting, I would start it regardless, how stupid this might sound.