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    From The Folks Who Brought You Boring Meetings: CEOs Want To Ditch Sterile Zoom Calls

    Draining. Awful. Those are the words being used to describe virtual meetings. "What we as human beings need, want, seek ... is human contact," says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
    by Pallavi Gogoi Oct 14, 2020 3 minutes
    When the pandemic first hit, corporate executives thought video meetings were awesome and productive. Now, CEOs are questioning how much those meetings really achieve.

    Lately, Zoom meetings have been hitting a nerve with CEOs.

    JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says there's no vital "creative combustion" happening in virtual settings.

    American Airlines CEO Doug Parker finds Zoom meetings awful.

    And Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls them transactional, where "30 minutes into your first video meeting in the morning ... you're fatigued."

    Early during the pandemic lockdowns, in April, many were touting the benefits. James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, said his bank would need in the future because even though he was a fan of having teams together, "we've proven we

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