Procrastination is the practice of putting off today’s work to tomorrow. Procrastination is an inevitable phenomenon, and all individuals procrastinate sometime or other. Everyone gives in to the urge of putting off doing things once in a while. There are several ways in which employees can procrastinate. If they identify and understand better how they postpone the tasks, they can catch themselves doing it. Procrastination is a deeply embedded trait. It is a symptom of some deep personality trait and physical imbalance. There is more than one reason why executives procrastinate. For many individuals, this habit is a lifestyle. It is normal for employees to procrastinate to some extent and want to start the key tasks afresh. 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. Procrastination has so many downsides and has the potential for painful consequences. Procrastinators must know that procrastination will conquer our life if we do not learn to conquer procrastination. Complete elimination of procrastination not only saves time and health of employees but also energizes them to enhance the performance levels, leading to professional growth. Employees use various techniques to break procrastination in jobs. Because of the difference in the abilities of individuals, some measures work better for a few than for others. Since procrastinators are made and not born, it is very much possible to overcome their habit. The keys are willingness to transform within and determination for more productive life. Procrastinators develop their behavior over a long period of time. They should not expect any magical transformation and try to break the attitude overnight.

Success of an organization depends heavily on good workforce. There is no apparent limit to what people can accomplish when they use their full potential. However, it is not uncommon to find out that after initial excitement, many employees tend to lose interest in the job and their performance levels come down considerably. In fact, the biggest challenge in most of the contemporary organizations is getting good employees on board and retaining the talent for some time. In the present cutthroat competition and stress producing work environment, a number of factors cause frustration to executives at workplace. Admittedly, a vast majority of professionals feel stress and other mental health issues. An individual is more responsible for his career development, more importantly for maintaining his good health, than the organization in this context. An executive has to learn many things and develop a lot in his/her respective profession; but the time available at his/her disposal is limited. Unlike other resources, time once lost can never be regained. As a result, one’s work suffers in proportion to the time lost. Considerable portion of the time of an executive is wasted through procrastination—the practice of putting off today’s work to tomorrow. It is essential to avoid procrastination, as far as possible, even in small matters. Otherwise, it may result in a critical situation. Complete elimination of procrastination not only saves the time and health of employees but also energizes them to enhance the performance levels leading to professional growth.

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