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I'm sure a fair few of you watch this program and probably enjoying it like me. Anyway, we can discuss the episode tonight was particualry ruthless and nasty.

The challenge was to create and promote a product for Dogs. The boys team (eclipse) came up with a utility belt (looking more like a sash or a miltary gear) and the girls (stealth) developed a doggie cupboard where you could store all your doggie goods, food, belts, clothes etc. 2 pretty dubious products, eclipses belt product was panned by the focus group (which prefered the other idea of a blanket that caught hairs and was machine washable). Another with questionable target market making it difficult or challenging to sell. Neverless, the girls won by a massive margin. For the boys, it was a double blow with 2 members of their team leaving.


My 2 cents: The project manager really was useless, he's creditenals really did hint at it already. Bankrupt twice and choose a pretty autocratic style that didn't rub very well nor was he any good at management either. A key problem was partially the project leaders personal pride and intergrity that made him such a lousy leader. Too proud to take advice, critism and thought he good enough to make effective decisons. He had no business acumin at all (hence the record)

Stating that you're the boss (as noted right at the start of the challenge) and you have all the power is foolish in business. Its the workers who get the job done and not the managers. Managers are the brains and ensures that they get the work done (In fairness, 2 sharks in the group would cause problems in the long run.). There were so many situations and key moments that could have been resolved but the project manager refused to listen to the most disruptive member of the group (tray?) who was giving some pretty valid pointers like the delay of the other members within the focus group. Nor was he very decisive in decison making and by the look of things made a half arsed commitment to things.

But that said, tray was very disruptive and a valid point that he likes to be in control and frequently antagonsitic. He seems to have the drive, motivation and force to win, but his blunt attitude and refusal to accept authority really makes him a liablity. To be fair to the project manager, whilst his product didn't win, there was still no guarentee that the other product would have beaten the girls mammouth victory despite the good feedback from the focus group. This wasn't helped by the fact that another team member acutally had a degree in product design and didn't contribute at all.


So whats your thoughts on tonights show. Any comments on the first show or next weeks one?

I really was quite disturbed by that, and her attitude towards the end in general, which could end up being her downfall, and that really is a shame as she does seem to be greatly talented, and indeed a team player (As shown in the negotiations she was undertaking... and working with someone she really doesn't get on with!)

Very able, but possibly a tad volatile, it looks like a bomb may now be starting to tick; one which may well go off next week.

I hate the woman (Katie?) who went off on a rant at Adam...shes really annoying! Some of the stuff she said was true but still!

I agree, and next week should be interesting, as this seems to be starting to get a tad more personal and bitchy.

A pretty predicitable but oh so interesting firing. Adam really was the weak link in this challenge and in the team.

I hope this episodes a good'n. I've been waiting for it to start for the last 90 minutes.

Haha...always knew i should have been a lawyer!

Point proved.

It just is!

Havent you seen the jungle book? haha!

What makes a bear a cool animal?

I remember laughing at her being called Gazelle....who would name their kid after an animal...and especially a rubbish one like that, they just get eaten by lions dont they!?!?

If you HAVE to name your kid after an animal at least choose a cool animal like "lion" or "tiger" or "bear" oh my!