Why Kenyan voter, high on heresy, has thrust an outlier presidential candidate into viral sensation
The presidential candidate swivelled his hips and shimmied his shoulders, reggae music blasting from his campaign bus. As George Wajackoyah danced, an increasingly rowdy crowd sang along to what has become his campaign anthem. “Yes I’m a ganja planter,” blared Marlon Asher’s hit song, “Ganja Farmer.” “Call me di ganja...
When I got off the blokes, I knew it was going to be gold – Kenyan C’wealth 100m winner Omanyala
Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya has taken the gold medal in the men’s 100metre final at the Commonwealth Games on Friday night. Omanyala knew he had bagged the gold 20 metres to the finish line when he broke into a smile and about seven metres to the tape he threw up...
Learn from mistakes, fail forward: Businesses were not created to exploit workers and make fortunes for owners
So, why aren’t effective managers, admired leaders, engaged employees and healthy organisational cultures as common as blades of grass? They could be! It’s been known for decades how to do better. There’s nothing standing between us and highly engaged, motivated and productive teams, except perhaps the discipline to spend time...
Man City will win Premier League, it’s also proved a good shop for gifted players after netting $213 million
Manchester City will start the season as favourites to win the Premier League, but this doesn’t necessarily make them the ‘value bet’. Such is the nature of modern football that the reaction was always going to be distinctly binary, but there was little positive that supporters could take from Erling...
Manage cows, lead people: Global epidemic of disengaged employees and dysfunctional organisations
Early in my career I was a new product development programme manager at HP’s Scientific Instruments Division in the heart of Silicon Valley. The first project I led was a critical product redesign with a demanding schedule. So, I was dismayed to see this sign hanging at the desk of...
