Jamie Dimon Quotes

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

The amount of trust and bandwidth that you build up working with someone for five, seven, 10 years? It's just awesome. I care about openness and connectedness in a global sense.

If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.

I fully support accountability and transparency.

A strong working relationship requires every participant to be on the same page.

I am open with the players, with my media officer, and also the media.

I assure you that it is our desire and intention to keep the doors of consultation always and fully open. There must never be a final word between friends.

Every relationship between two individuals or two groups will be characterized by the ratio of secrecy that is involved in it.

The relationship between a client must be 'we.'

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

I think a good relationship is about collaboration.

It's about communication. It's about honesty. It's about treating people in the organization as deserving to know the facts. You don't try to give them half the story. You don't try to hide the story. You treat them as - as true equals, and you communicate and you communicate and communicate.

If you're open with people and provide context for the decisions that your making, customers will stick with you.

I have never refused to talk to any authorities or give them any information I had.

Accountability begins with transparency.

You cannot shake hands with a clinched fist.

Make sure that everyone who should know what you are doing knows what you are doing.

In every relationship, you have to be a team.

I will be the first to admit that I've made my own mistakes when it comes to Virginia's disclosure requirements.

Trust brings a higher level of communication and a higher level of commitment and accountability.

Employees who can't trust their leader to be vulnerable are not going to be vulnerable and build trust with one another.

Players are smart. That locker room knows. So don't hide anything.