You know when Peoplesoft said "people become less productive when they work overtime for long stretches of time"? I think this is one of those ways--the people

You know when Peoplesoft said "people become less productive when they work overtime for long stretches of time"? I think this is one of those ways--the people being late get their coffee, and the people waiting get a breather to talk about sports or whatever. Once this culture starts it's really tough to turn around. When a meeting is supposed to start, and not everyone is present, I'll maybe wait a minute or two, but then the meeting is rescheduled. This of course depends mitigating factors-- it isn't always possible or reasonable. Mr. VP of engineering is late? We wait. :( Note that anyone missing is a reason to delay, since you don't send out "non-essential" invites. If you really have moxie, you make the person who was late co-ordinate the rescheduling.