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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?
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?
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Naomi sounds like one of my teachers. Gazelle has to have the most annoying voice out of anyone on there.
Most of the women on the Apprentice have an annoying voice
Aaaah is Gazelle that woman with the annoying voice? If i was doing business with her i would get fed up with her and go with someone else!
I've just watched the France episode again, did Gazelle actually do anything?
Selling what, exactly? Anything whatsoever, or is it a surprise?
we'll see... I mean the next one is about selling stuff. Wish it was about selling cars so we can see adam triumph spectaculary or fail in the most horrendous but oh so entertaining fashion.
She might of quit, I can't remember, but she deifnitely left. I think Adam is very able certainly compared to Katie, who seems to think she's a great seller and knows about everyting (Remember the 'Soft Sell' with the Art), whereas Adam is a very capable salesman and has been victimised a bit.
oh? i thought she quit?
Its looking like a all girl final with so many of the boys leaving.
Adams return was someone of stunned silence and disappointment. He's days are really numbered and looks like next week might be his last...
Its looking like a all girl final with so many of the boys leaving.
Adams return was someone of stunned silence and disappointment. He's days are really numbered and looks like next week might be his last...
Look what happened to the last winner, got pregnant by another contestant and was then sacked.
I think they're all rubbish.
Why are they always trying to stand-out when using common-sense and bringing in the cash makes so much more sense?
The researchers have certainly picked the ones that make the best television though, although it's Amstrad w/e that loses out in the end though.
Why are they always trying to stand-out when using common-sense and bringing in the cash makes so much more sense?
The researchers have certainly picked the ones that make the best television though, although it's Amstrad w/e that loses out in the end though.
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