Managerial lessons from Arsenal (sorry!)

Sorry, no PR today. Instead something that occured to me after I read this story.

This summer Arsenal, who haven't won a trophy in two years, sold Thierry Henry (their star player) to Barcelona for £16m. Most predicted a terrible season for a team lacking in experienced players. Instead Arsenal have won 9 of their 10 games this season and are top of the Premier League with a game advantage.

So how did this happen?

"Henry intimidated us," 20-year-old Fabregas told the Daily Mail. "He is a great player but it was not easy to play alongside him.

"We were a bit inhibited by him - dependent on everything he wanted to do and his demands. Now it is different."

Do you have a star salesman, PR pro, manager unwittingly intimidating and inhibiting the rest of the team?