"Verna
walked off in a daze, because she was tired.
Guess she'd never worked this hard in her
life. At least she admitted when she was wrong
and needed to learn. She sat and painted with
a roller with her purse around her shoulder
for goodness sake. What's up with that?
Then
we have Kristen having a shouting match with
Brian in front of guests. Angie finally loses
it at Kristen and we can feel her relief when
Kristen bails from the van and Angie says,
"At least now it's quiet!" I laughed
so hard.
Brilliant
stroke of manipulation when Magna throws a
pool party. Get the guests out of the smelly
bad rooms and get them drinking and laughing.
Some
of the team members worked well together (Bren
seemed helpful and cohesive, and Erin seemed
to be committed to winning for her team). But
alot of the others just couldn't seem to step
out of themselves and realize what needed to
be done to win.
Brian,
well, Trump said it didn't he? Brian was a
disaster. He deserved to be fired. So did
Verna, Kristen, John for being so
un-team-like.
This
is great entertainment, though! I haven't
laughed that hard at a tv show in ages! Fun."
Jennifer
Martin
"This
week's episode to renovate a hotel in only a
few days was quite daunting. I couldn't
believe that Brian bought 14 new toilets! I
noticed 2 very effective reframes. First, I
attribute Magna's ability to reframe a
"hotel stay" into a "frat
party" was probably their saving grace.
Secondly, Everyone was dumping on Verna,
deservedly. I was right there with them. But
she came back. When Mr. Trump called her a
comeback, that was a useful reframe for
me.
Finally,
I came up with a "formula" that I
would use to win as project manager on ALL
future tasks: 1) Take time to assess the
problem/challenge 2) Get clear on the main
"Purpose"/objective 3) Create a
written "strategy", with budget 4)
Design a tactical plan that includes
structure, process, and procedures 5) Assess
the skill of your team, and match the people
to the procedures 6) Build in measurements, as
well as rewards. This is huge. Acknowledgment
and rewards, even if only psychic, build
loyalty. A lack of rewards can bring dissent.
There you go. That's my 2 cents."
Joe@guerrillapr.net
"The
Apprentice, who picked these contestants?
The only one that has stood out is the PM in
episode 1, who threw in the trip to Vegas,
it was interesting however in episode 2,
they did not have the foresight to better
attend to their customers needs. Watch out
for Danny, he is coming on, I thought he was
a flake at first, but he is showing a knack
for quick adaptation, and Trump likes him.
The other
candidates are rather weak, and few seem to
be able to unify their teams to really fight
for victory. Everyone wants to be a 2 man
show versus really involving the group in
the decision making and planning process.
Therefore they are getting minimal buying
from the group."
Stephen
Hutcherson
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