填空题 Punctuality Pays One of the things that tend to annoy punctual people has to do with the understanding of punctuality. Getting ahead at work starts with getting to work on time! If you come from a culture that has a more relaxed view of time, you're likely to be surprised at how serious punctual people are about time. While not all people are punctual all the time, the punctual society as a whole operates on the basis of well-kept schedules. This is true in personal and community life as well as in the business culture. Here's a real-life story that happened to me recently. I had scheduled a business meeting with a team from another country, but had somehow forgotten to log it into my agenda. Arriving at my office 30 minutes after the appointment, I got a voice message telling me the team was waiting for me in the meeting room. Being afraid that I had missed the appointment, I hurried in, and found them happily chatting together. Their attitude was "Ah! You're here! We can start now!" If the team had been a punctual one, it's likely that they would have been annoyed, and unlikely that they would have waited more than 10 minutes — at the most. They would have left me a message asking to re-schedule the meeting. Why? Because appointments usually have a firm end as well as start time, and if you start late you won't be able to finish the business at hand without running beyond the scheduled ending time. If you're new to working in a punctual society, doing business with punctual people, or working for a company that attaches great importance to punctuality, here are a few tips for your everyday behavior around appointments and punctuality. They are sure to help you get ahead with your punctual colleagues. ● Schedule meetings and appointments in advance — a few days, a week, even a month in advance. ● Always make appointments for in-person meetings. Don't just show up and expect people to make time to talk with you. ● If you think you're going to be more than a few minutes late for any appointment, call and let the other party know you're running late. ● Plan your own time so that you can be punctual for appointments you have made. Avoid changing plans at the last minute.【缺少答案，请补充】