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IBM’s CEO disagrees with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s disdain for texting in meetings: ‘Telling people they can’t use their technology would be weird’
As more employees return to the office , some CEOs are finding they need to reteach basic meeting etiquette —including one surprisingly divisive topic: checking your devices.
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IBM chief executive Arvind Krishna pushed back against JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s stance that meeting participants should not check their devices. Dimon had said at the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit in fall 2025 that he expects full attention from everyone in the room, implying a ban on texting during meetings. Krishna argued that prohibiting the use of technology in meetings would be odd, suggesting a different view on workplace etiquette.
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