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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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