AT&T CEO’s principle for meetings: Don’t walk into meeting without point of view

AT&T CEO John Stankey has laid out a clear cultural principle for his company that employees should never walk into a meeting unprepared. According to a report by Fortune, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, hosted by LinkedIN, Stankey emphasised that success requires discourse, data-driven perspectives, and the courage to speak up. Stankey said one of AT&T’s guiding principles is that employees must come to meetings ready to contribute. “Don’t walk in there and just be an observer,” he explained. “When you have a point of view, it shouldn’t just be some uninformed opinion. It should be a point of view that’s built on facts, information, and data. I crave that.”He added that if participants aren’t willing to share constructive insights, it may mean the wrong people are in the room.