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President, chairman and CEO Eli Lilly and Co.
Sidney Taurel was preparing dinner in his home for some fellow Eli Lilly and Co. employees and their Spanish guests.
It was 1986 and Taurel was beset with the usual nerves associated with hosting savvy businesspeople.
Suddenly, Taurel noticed his boss had become increasingly agitated.
"He was antsy", said Spanish-born Taurel, who hastily an through a checklist of potential offenders. Was it the ? The drinks?
Finally, his boss laid the problem out on the table.
"That night was NCAA Final Four and Indiana University was playing," said Taurel, laughing at the memory of his...