Taming Ronaldo: Ferguson returns to Old Trafford to induct new boss on ego management at Man United
Former Manchester United manage, Sir Alex Ferguson, returned to Old Trafford on Tuesday for what may be viewed as an induction mission for new manager, Erik Ten Hag, whose arrival at Carrington coincided with the club’s iconic striker Cristiano Ronaldo’s request to leave. Following the Tuesday meeting, Ten Hag is...
Ronaldo looks set to remain at Old Trafford after meeting with Man United board and Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson arrived at Manchester United’s training ground on Tuesday as Cristiano Ronaldo held talks with the club’s hierarchy over his future. Ronaldo has been pushing to leave United this summer but so far there have been no takers for the 37-year-old. However, after the Tuesday, CR7 looks likely...
Ugandan president declines to criticise Russian invasion of Ukraine, extols relations with Moscow
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Tuesday he saw no reason to criticise Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, extolling Russian-African friendship in remarks that will have delighted his visitor, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Speaking alongside Lavrov, who is on a four-nation African tour seeking support for Moscow at...
South Africa is now a conduit for channelling funds from Islamic State allies in Kenya and Uganda – UN
Islamic State affiliates are getting financial backing from supporters in South Africa, according to a United Nations Security Council report. The document, published this week, said Ugandans and Kenyans generate wealth in countries including South Africa and launder the proceeds to a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Nigeria’s inefficient justice system is blame for now-too-frequent jailbreaks – sociologists
On the night of July 5, 2022, 879 inmates escaped from the Kuje correctional facility in Abuja, Nigeria after an attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Prior to this, the largest jailbreak was on April 5, 2021 when gunmen attacked Owerri correctional centre, Imo State and freed 1,844 inmates. There...
Despite marquee signings, EPL hivemind verdict is: Arteta will be Arteta and Arsenal will be Arsenal
The pre-season hivemind has Arsenal as the weakest of the Big Six and that’s mainly a judgement on Mikel Arteta. It’s not a perfect system, but I’ve always enjoyed perusing pre-season odds as a way of gauging expectations for the season. Sure, Liverpool and Manchester United will always be a...
Bullish Ukraine plotting to rout Russians out of captured Kherson city, wants invaders to surrender
In the first phase of the war in Ukraine, the decisive weapon was arguably the British-made NLAW anti-tank bazooka, helping repel Russian forces from the fringes of Kyiv. The second phase was dominated by Russia’s 152mm artillery, bombing cities to rubble before its ground forces gradually moved in. But the...
Japan reports 12 million new cases, 32,000 deaths of Covid as authorities warn the worst is yet to come
After short-lived optimism that the worst of the Covid pandemic might be over, health experts in Japan warn that the peak of the seventh wave has yet to arrive. Just a few short weeks ago, coronavirus infections in Japan were hovering around the 10,000-cases-a-day level and there was optimism across...
Organisational culture: Tales of successes are critical, but lie side by side with stories of perseverance and resilience in hard times
In addition to studying the adventures of the founders to understand organisational culture or corporate DNA or cultivating one, it is always important to review significant internal and external stories that punctuate the company’s history. Tales of expansion, new product launches and other successes are valuable, but so are stories...
Corporate culture: It’s not destiny; but that enduring sense of ‘the way we do things…even if we’ve forgotten them’
I gratefully acknowledge the influence of Dr Edgar Schein on my understanding of organisational culture and cultural DNA. Recently, several of my clients have become extremely interested in exploring what they call their “corporate DNA.” At first I resisted because I was concerned that this metaphor implied that they were...
