So, the Final is over; the winner declared. In the end, it was the business plans that were paramount, but the journey, over the last twelve episodes, was also important. I want to use this final Apprentice 2012 blog to consider the reasons: why Lord Sugar was right. But first let�s review who the four […]
In tonight�s Apprentice semi-final, Lord Sugar finally bowed to the inevitable.� And if it was inevitable, what can we possibly learn from it? The task was to create a range of �affordable luxury products�.� Excuse me, Lord Sugar� affordable to whom?� How much luxury?� On the face of it this is close to a tautology, […]
Well, we�re down to the final five candidates. At the end of my last blog, on Episode 10, I asked of each of them, �who are you?� Last night, we were able to see a short documentary about each one, so are a little closer to knowing the answers (even though Karren Brady herself made […]
When will any of this year�s candidates show us something special?� For sure (to borrow a phrase from Stephen Brady), we have seen some good performances and some consistency.� We have also seen some of the usual appalling performances � but, I will grant you, fewer than usual.� But I have not detected any outstanding […]
Well, I said creativity would be central to this year�s Apprentice (in my 3 April blog post) and what could be more creative than this week�s task? That task was to: Come up with a new fitness programme that will start a trend Create a promotional video and branding, and Pitch it to three health […]
There is plenty to argue about in tonight�s episode and it would be easy to find clear and simple business lessons, whichever team had one, that would account for their victory and the other team�s loss. But I don�t think that was what today�s episode really taught us. Instead, I think the message is darker; […]
