JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on how he maintains high productivity: 'I do not have my...'

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he believes in being prepared before attending meetings.

When JPMorgan CEO was asked at a recent event on how he maintained high productivity, he replied instantly: "I love what I do." The billionaire banker then proceeded to list pointers that help him organise and structure his life and work better ensuring better productivity.

One of the highlights of his speech was that when he is in meetings, Dimon does not use his phone at all, and neither does he check for notifications on his devices.

"I'm never harried, I'm never late, I've always done my pre-reads. In my meetings, I do not have my phone, I do not get my notifications on my iPad. I'm looking at you, I'm focused, I'm learning from you," he said.

$JPM CEO Jamie Dimon on how he keeps productivity high in meetings:"I'm never harried, I'm never late, I've always done my pre-reads. In my meetings, I do not have my phone, I do not get my notifications on my iPad. I'm looking at you, I'm focused, I'm learning from you" pic.twitter.com/hZwO0IaxO3
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Dimon has been making headlines over the past few weeks over his comments on working from home and his clear message to JPMorgan staff to resume working from the office five days a week despite concerns from employees.

"I completely respect people that don't want to go to the office all five days a week. That's your right. It's my right. It's a citizen's right," he told CNBC in February. "But they should respect that the company is going to decide what's good for the clients, the company, etc., not an individual."

The decision has sparked debate within JPMorgan and across the sector. It further escalated when Dimon responded bluntly to an employee's question about flexible work options and his speech went viral.

In a recent discussion at Stanford Graduate School of Business, the JPMorgan CEO said it was only a specific group opposing the return-to-office policy. "If you work in a restaurant, you got to be in. You all may not know this, but 60 percent of Americans worked the whole time," he said, referring to essential workers during the Covid pandemic. "Where did you get your Amazon packages from? Your beef, your meat, your vodka? Where did you get the diapers from?" he said, listing various professions that required in-person work. "It's only these people in the middle who complain a lot about it," he concluded.