On a Tuesday afternoon in Mumbai, I tell a class full of management students that reading science fiction will make them better leaders. They greet this thesis with polite skepticism, at which point I put aside my PowerPoint presentation. I have an article from Harvard Business Review featuring Eliot Pepper on why business leaders should … Read more
by Kevin Schofield This weekend’s reading is a post on Substack by Dr. Scott Alexander on the latest “wonder drugs”, Ozempic and Wegovy. Both began as diabetes treatments, but in the last year have gained notoriety as weight loss drugs. Recently, research has emerged that suggests they may be useful treatments, or preventative medications, for … Read more
California State University Monterey Bay has plans to build a new multi-million dollar facility on its campus called the Edward “Ted” Taylor Science and Engineering Building. The 20,000 square foot building is named after Taylor Farms Chairman and CEO Bruce’s father. Taylor.” My father had a long and special history throughout his life in the … Read more