They wanted him to abandon his push for AI development and return to real estate—an industry they were more comfortable with.
But Scott had no interest in entertaining their demands.
He was the one in control, and no one else would dictate Time Group’s future.
Clashes between the CEO and the board were nothing new.
As for Time Group’s future, Scott wasn’t worried.
If he let emotions dictate his decisions instead of strategy, the company wouldn’t have grown so rapidly under his leadership.
Still, there was no need to tell Julissa about this.
If she found out, she might blame herself, or worse, think that Time Group was on the verge of collapse. Knowing her, she might even resign out of guilt.
That was unacceptable.
Letting her work here had always been his decision—not the board’s.
