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Jamie Dimon Champions Phone-Free Meetings as IBM’s Arvind Krishna Urges Context

The finance and tech chiefs set different expectations for meeting behavior, with JPMorgan favoring device-free focus and IBM endorsing situational use.

Overview

  • Dimon told CNN he rarely carries his phone during business hours, does not read daytime texts, and limits notifications to his children.
  • He says using phones or tablets in meetings is disrespectful and time-wasting, and he tells attendees to close devices, reiterating remarks from the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.
  • Krishna told CNN that acceptable device use depends on meeting size, calling large sessions a communication vehicle and discouraging phone use only in small, interactive meetings.
  • The IBM chief said a blanket prohibition on devices would be unusual at a technology company, emphasizing norms that reflect how information is shared at scale.
  • Recent coverage highlights a public disagreement over meeting etiquette rather than any new company-wide policy changes at either firm.