New striker Aubameyanga wants to end No9 curse, a long-running superstition at Chelsea
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is clearly backing himself to be Chelsea striking saviour after claiming the club’s tainted No.9 shirt. The forward has moved to Stamford Bridge in a deadline day deal after leaving Barcelona just eight months after arriving from Premier League rivals Arsenal. For the Blues, there’s been a long-running...
Queen Elizabeth II pulls out of Braemer Games raising fears over her increasingly fragile health
The monarch is set to miss the Braemar Gathering – one of the most anticipated events taking place during the sovereign’s yearly stay in Balmoral – on September 3, sources have claimed. The reason cited for the Queen’s absence is “her comfort”. A royal correspondent of a leading British newspaper,...
When fun rather than hammer and tongs, easily changes company behaviour for the better
For years I’ve been fascinated by something that Jim Collins labelled “catalytic mechanisms” in a 1999 Harvard Business Review article. The article, titled Turning Goals into Results: The Power of Catalytic Mechanisms, described how to powerfully influence people in organisations to change their behaviour – easily, permanently and nearly effortlessly....
