It’s Not What Jamie Dimon Said About WFH. It’s How He Said It
Leaked audio of the JPMorgan CEO is the latest evidence that the Covid-era celebration of “empathetic leadership” has run its course.
Jamie Dimon has something to say.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon has said it every which way now: He absolutely does not want his employees working from home. That “it doesn't work for those who want to hustle. It doesn't work for spontaneous idea generation. It doesn't work for culture.” That “yes, people don’t like commuting, but so what.” That “I don’t know how you can be a leader and not be completely accessible to your people.”
But Dimon turned heads last week, when he delivered his anti-remote work stance yet again, just as the company prepares to end whatever remains of its hybrid work-from-home policies in March. It wasn’t what he said that made news — the substance was no surprise at this point — but instead how he said it.