Arriving early / leaving late is now regarded as outmoded - it reflects work-life imbalance and a risk of burn-out. Duckworth suggests the following as desirable employee traits:
1 - They pursue projects they’re genuinely interested in.
2 - They practice the skills they need for those projects diligently and deliberately.
3 - They have a strong sense of purpose, meaning that they feel like they’re helping other people — not just themselves.
4 - They genuinely hope that their efforts will help them improve in the future.
In a world where people work 30-50 years, this is correct. But that's not sports.
1. They're already doing this. This has been every player's passion and dream for over a decade at this point
2. Yes, and they do this by coming in before the set practice time
3. Again, already doing this.
4. This is how you show it.
This is how sports is. Guys put in the extra work because it pays off on performance. This is exactly what we want to see coming from a culture that didn't care that CJ Abrams was pulling all nighters at a casino until he got caught and was totally fine with the plethora of stupid baserunning mistakes and fielding gaffes.
Also, this is how you build a culture. You implement this across the board, at all levels, and you can start to effect change. Guys can start playing up to their talent levels.
