Well, last night we saw the first episode of the new series of Young Apprentice � and, we�re told, the last.� Although, Lord Sugar has gone on record saying that he regrets the BBC�s decision to cancel the show and would like to find a way of continuing it.� Whether his contract will allow him […]
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; […]
Two Roads Diverged� Once again, the cause of the losing team�s failure is absolutely clear � and once again, the same problem plagued both teams � and also, once again, Lord Sugar�s opening remarks presaged the key problem: it�s almost as if he knows what he�s talking about. Fancy that! But the response within each […]
Last night�s first episode of the new series of The Apprentice gave us one simple, powerful business lesson. But, unusually, we had to wait to the very end to learn it.� Along the way, two new teams formed, with the names Phoenix (men) and Sterling (women) to add to the growing list of Apprentice team […]
Last night�s Young Apprentice was truly exciting. As usual, we saw plenty of examples of poor, good and superb performance, but my overall assessment matches Lord Sugar�s: the six young people competing were all extraordinary examples of the talent that their generation can field.� I am afraid i will have to get just a […]
