# Cisco’s chief will terminate a meeting if you use certain acronyms in his presence—he says new hires ‘feel too stupid to ask’ what they mean

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Fortune, Nov 11, 2026, 2:03 AM · Read it: <https://fortune.com/2026/11/11/ciscos-chief-jeetu-patel-terminate-meeting-over-acronyms-jeff-bezos-jamie-dimon-rules/>

Like Jamie Dimon and Jeff Bezos, Cisco’s president Jeetu Patel, has strict rules for meetings: No unclear acronyms—and new hires can stop the meeting

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- Nov 11, 2026, 2:03 AM: [Cisco’s chief will terminate a meeting if you use certain acronyms in his presence—he says new hires ‘feel too stupid to ask’ what they mean](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/11/ciscos-chief-jeetu-patel-terminate-meeting-over-acronyms-jeff-bezos-jamie-dimon-rules/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States)
  Like Jamie Dimon and Jeff Bezos, Cisco’s president Jeetu Patel, has strict rules for meetings: No unclear acronyms—and new hires can stop the meeting
