This week’s Learning & Development Network ‘Friday Funny’ is titled ‘Time Management Training – Sorry I’m late’.

This cartoon nails workplace irony in a single frame.

A trainer busts into her own Time Management Training session saying “Sorry I’m late” while the flip chart behind her lists the core principles: Arrive on time, Prioritize tasks, Avoid delays.

It’s funny because it’s true. Nothing kills credibility faster than contradicting your own message in real time. You can teach frameworks all day, but if you don’t model the behavior, the audience stops listening before you start.

Beyond the gag, it taps into a very relatable office experience: the mandatory training that feels disconnected from reality, the awkward politeness of pretending not to notice when the person in charge is late, and the simple truth that punctuality is about respect.

What reinforcement, nudges, or practice opportunities do you build in the first 48 hours after L&D Experts: How do you recover credibility when the training itself contradicts the lesson? What do you do when you’re late for your own Time Management session?training?

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