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Business and Leadership Lessons From The Apprentice 2011 Episode 2
In the second episode of The Apprentice UK 2011 it was boys versus girls once again. This time the challenge was to develop a mobile phone app. The team with the most downloads were deemed to be the winners. Once again the girls triumphed. So what could we learn from episode 2 about business and […]
Continue readingBusiness and Leadership Lessons From The Apprentice UK 2011
Well the 2011 series of the UK Apprentice kicked off last night. Very familiar format with one big difference. Until now all the candidates were competing for a £100,000 job working for Lord Sugar. This year they are competing for £250,000 to get them started in business and the opportunity to have Lord Sugar as […]
Continue readingThe Apprentice UK: Semi-Final
After 10 weeks of seeing the candidates in action in team situations, we got to see much more of them as individuals at the interview stage. For me this is one of the most enjoyable parts of the the series. As always the interviewers gave the candidates a real grilling which is exactly what you […]
Continue readingLearning About Team Working From The Apprentice Week 2
Well The Apprentice week 2 was broadcast here in the UK last night. While in previous groups there have been some strong personalities, the girl’s team demonstrated perfectly how not to operate as a team. So what were the real learning points? People need to listen to each other rather than talk over each other […]
Continue readingThe Apprentice Series 5: The Final
Well we reached the finale of The Apprentice Series 5 last night. Going head to head were Yasmina and Kate to land the job as Sir Alan’s Apprentice. This year the two finalists were asked to create a brand new box of chocolates and the supporting marketing campaign. It was a tough task as you […]
Continue readingThe Apprentice Series 5 Week 11
So we reached the semi-final stage of The Apprentice in the UK last night. 5 candidates remained James, Debra, Yasmina, Lorraine and Kate. They all had to endure a day of being interviewed by 4 highly successful people known as Sir Alan’s trusted advisors. It is always interesting to see this part of the process […]
Continue readingThe Apprentice: Series 5: Week 10
So we reached Week 10 of The Apprentice last night. This week the teams had to select products and sell them on a shopping channel to the public. The team selling most won the task. Sir Alan made it clear that the aim of the task was to see who could cope under intense pressure […]
Continue readingThe Apprentice: Series 5: Week 9
Last night we reached week 9 of The Apprentice in the UK. With only three weeks remaining and 7 candidates left the pressure is mounting. This week the teams were given a stand at the Baby Show in London. They had to interview suppliers, choose two products and sell them at the Baby Show the […]
Continue readingThe Apprentice: Series 5: Week 8
Well we reached week 8 of series 5 of The Apprentice last night. The task for the teams was to re-brand Margate, an English seaside town, which like so many in the UK is struggling to keep attracting visitors. Empire was led by project manager Debra after a bit of debate with Howard. Ignite were […]
Continue readingThe Apprentice: Series 5: Week 7
We reached week 7 of The Apprentice last night. This week the teams were required to select two products from a choice of 12 and sell them into retailers. The teams were led by Mona (Empire) and Lorraine (Ignite). Sir Alan made it crystal clear that he was expecting everybody to sell. On Ignite only 2 […]
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