Good morning.
In the great debate over the return to the office, Fortune 500 CEOs have clearly picked their side. Our new poll shows that 87% of them are now spending four days or more in the office each week.
And their expectations for workers are not far behind. Asked about their policy for in-office work in the coming year, 34% said they expected office workers to be in the office four or more days a week, and 40% said they expect them in three days a week. Only 15% of Fortune 500 CEOs either expect their office workers in two or fewer days each week, or are not requiring them to come to the office on a regular basis.
And when asked to name the other CEO in the Fortune 500 who they admire most, No. 1 on their list was Jamie Dimon—who has been clear, again and again, about his desire to see workers in the office on a regular basis. No. 2 was Satya Nadella of Microsoft and No. 3 was Tim Cook of Apple. Repeat mentions also went to Doug McMillon of Walmart and Marc Benioff of Salesforce.
Asked to name the Fortune 500 stock they would be most likely to invest in, the CEOs mentioned Apple most, Microsoft second, and Eli Lilly third.
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Alan Murray
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