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...
Defiant Ukrainian leadership vows to prevail over Russia despite bombardment of its seaports
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday said that strikes on the Ukrainian main port city of Odesa “should not affect” grain exports. Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. A Russian...
Biden’s equivocation on abortion rights is snowballing into key campaign issue in 2024 US elections
The proclamation “I will aid and abet abortion” appeared across social media soon after Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justices did what they were appointed to do: overturn Roe v. Wade ruling on abortions rights. Leaving aside the question of whether it’s a great idea to advertise one’s intent to engage...
Factual guilt: New study says trauma and moral injury rose steeply during Covid pandemic
During coronavirus pandemic lockdown between 2019 and early 2022, researchers turned their focus to the medical frontlines to understand moral anguish. One recent study led by Jason Nieuwsma, a clinical psychologist at Duke University School of Medicine, analysed data from a March 2021 survey of health care workers’ moral injury...
Why young Americans are against ‘geriatric oligarchy’ of politicians who ‘stay in office way past their prime’
As he campaigns for a Manhattan congressional seat against fellow Democrats twice his age, 38-year-old Suraj Patel harnesses the frustration of his generation toward those who have held office for decades. In his telling, Representatives Jerry Nadler, 75, and Carolyn Maloney, 76, are part of a crop of Democrats who...
With Ronaldo listening to second opinion, it’s now reported he’s reviewing decision to exit Man United
Cristiano Ronaldo is getting a second opinion on his Manchester United future, according to reports in Spain. The Portugal international is eager to leave Old Trafford behind, with super-agent Jorge Mendes working to satisfy his client. However, at present, he doesn’t appear close to jumping ship. New Manchester United boss...
