Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan, has said his principles are: Treat people fairly, work hard, earn your respect every day, be curious, learn a lot, have a little heart, have a little grit.
Jamie Dimon runs America's biggest bank. He also has a short list of rules he lives by.
The JPMorgan CEO laid out his personal principles at a LinkedIn event with AT&T CEO John Stankey, moderated by Daniel Roth. The list:
- Treat people fairly
- Work hard
- Earn your respect every day
- Be curious
- Learn a lot
- Have a little heart
- Have a little grit
Built to survive AI
Dimon said these principles hold even as AI remaps how work gets done. That was the throughline of the conversation: fundamentals matter, even when everything else changes.
He also had advice on handling conflict — "get the dead cat on the table," meaning surface problems early instead of letting them rot. Other takeaways: embrace conflict, keep learning, and meet in person.
Why Wall Street listens
Dimon has run JPMorgan through the financial crisis, the pandemic, and now the AI era. When he talks about what works, the market listens — his shareholder letters are practically required reading on the Street.
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What this means for the options market
Dimon headlines rarely move JPM alone, but his tone on the economy does move bank sentiment — and banks are the market's confidence trade. When the most respected voice in banking talks fundamentals and grit, desks hear a steady-economy read.
Watch flow in the money-center banks: JPM, plus the XLF complex, whenever Dimon is in the news cycle.
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