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Cheyann Harris

Even Fortune 500 CEOs agree that traditional meetings are a waste of time. Here’s how Jamie Dimon, Jensen Huang and Brian Chesky are killing unproductive catch-ups

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CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon (Credit: Noam Galai—Getty Images)

Everyone agrees that traditional meetings are broken, so some CEOs are shaking things up. Jensen Huang avoids one-on-ones entirely, Brian Chesky warns they can turn into therapy sessions, and Jamie Dimon calls distracted behavior “disrespectful.” Meanwhile Jeff Bezos embraces the chaos, insisting the messier the meeting the better.

Meetings: the corporate ritual everyone loves to hate.

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