A lot of businesses, you've seen this, you know, if you have a second rate execution, you're in trouble.

You know, if you have a first rate execution, you can run a pretty good business, whether or not you have a perfect strategy.

You know, some leaders talk a big game. Others, they just deliver big results. If you want to know what separates the two, keep listening. Welcome to How Leaders Lead. I'm David Novak, and every week I have conversations with the very best leaders in the world to help you become the best leader that you can be.

My guest today is Jamie Diamond. He hardly needs an introduction. But since 2006, Jamie has

served as the chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, the largest and most profitable bank in the

world. And in this conversation, you're going to get the full Jamie Diamond experience.

He's got so much insight into what it takes to cut through the BS and execute big changes in your

business. I love that about Jamie. He has a real allergy to anything that's going to gum up the

works with too much bureaucracy or over-stratogizing.

The great leaders know, and Jamie knows it for sure, that you get results when you get to work.

If you want to cultivate a bias towards action, you're in the right place.

Here's my conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours.

Jamie Diamond.

You know, Jamie, you've done a million interviews.

And I'd kind of like this one to be a little bit different, maybe even different than anything I've ever done on this show.

But I want you, I know you're a master's storyteller.

Basically, we're going to try to share the stories of your life and the learnings that you

had along the way.

And, you know, I know it's going to be a lot of fun for me because I've been a part of

at least a good deal of your business career.

I know your father was a stockbroker, and we've talked a little bit about him,

but I've never really heard you talk a lot about your mother.

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