When you are accountable for your work – whether early, later, or on time – it breeds value.
When you own the late deliverable, try to make up for it, people notice.
When you finish early, take on more, people notice.
When you finish on time, people notice.
Being accountable for your work, not blaming it on the weather, other people, etc, will always breed value in not just your work, but yourself.
