Manchester United, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - Leadership Lessons for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry
The writer is a die-hard fan of one of the World’s best football clubs, Manchester United and what he seeks to do in this paper is to assess the leadership of the electric power sector in Nigeria. This paper also seeks to highlight lessons to be learnt from the change of coaches from Jose Mourinho, who is a World-renowned coach, to a much less successful coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who, however, appears to have made a much better impression on the minds of players, fans and owners of Manchester United.
Whilst Jose Mourinho struggled, a much less successful Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appears to be getting things done and nearly excellently. In fact, as at the time of writing this piece, the team is yet to lose any of the nine (9) matches played since he became the coach.
In this paper, the writer shall do a comparison of the leadership styles of Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, highlighting the differences in leadership styles of both coaches. The writer shall also highlight the leadership in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry and end with lessons that can be transplanted in the leadership of electric power sector in Nigeria.