Journal of Commerce and Management Thought
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

Break Procrastination and Boost Career Growth

  • Author:
  • G. Ramesh, K. Vasuki
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 571 to 572

Online published on 17 October, 2012.

Abstract

Procrastination is a practice of putting today's work on tomorrow. Procrastination is inevitable phenomenon and all the individuals procrastinate sometimes or other. Everyone gives into the urge to put off doing things once in a while. There are several ways how employees can procrastinate. If they identify and understand better how they procrastinate the tasks, they can catch themselves doing it. Procrastination is a deeply ingrained behavior. It is a symptom of some deep personality traits and physical imbalance. There is more than one reason why executives procrastinate. For many individuals, this habit is a life style. It is normal for employees to procrastinate to some extent and want to start the key tasks fresh. So long as this habit is not impeding the normal functioning, it is not a major problem. If the tendency gets chronic, it may become a complicated issue with bigger costs.

Keywords

Procrastination, Personality Traits, Perfectionism, Procrastinators