Your Job Includes Teaching Professionalism - Chapter 1 - Timeliness
Jul 27, 2026
Topics discussed
Introduction and Effective Hiring Manager Conference promo
Myth-busting: Core professionalism standards still apply
Why managers must teach basic professional skills
Personal anecdotes on learning timeliness at West Point
Episode outline and clarification on 'teaching'
Professionalism as the accepted code of organizational culture
Culture, success, and the evolution of professional mores
New employees are not pre-programmed with professionalism
Educational institutions do not teach workplace professionalism
Story: Mark Crispin's experience at Northwestern University
The need to set expectations for new hires
The Curse of Knowledge: Why managers assume others know the basics
Debunking generational management and Gen Z stereotypes
Conclusion and call to action
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