‘Kill them’: Why Jamie Dimon is right about meetings
The JPMorgan boss struck a nerve. Plenty of workers share his frustration with endless gatherings and dreary discussion that could be covered in an email.
Who said the art of letter writing was dead? The annual missive to shareholders from Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s chief executive and chairman, ran to 57 pages plus footnotes.
Described by the Financial Times’ Lex column as a “masterclass in managing up” to US President Donald Trump, Dimon’s letter saved some of its sharpest criticism not for politicians but poor business communication and management practices.
