The Apprentice To Look Out For Is ...
We've reached the stage where I'm beginning to break the candidates down into groups:
- Apprentices To Look Out For
- Apprentices That Annoy
- Apprentices Who are Flying Under The Radar
Let me explain and show you which Apprentices currently fall into each camp.
The Apprentices who have made useful contributions overall are the ones to look out for. Those whose management ability or personal qualities are obviously lacking are annoying. And the ones who don't show up much are flying under the radar. Which means either they're as dull as ditchwater, useless or they're going to storm through and win - with thanks to the editing team!
To help me demonstrate these groups I've split them in this table:
| Apprentice | Status | Comment |
| Ifti Chaudri | Flying Under The Radar | |
| Rory Laing | Fired | |
| Sophie Kain | Fired | |
| Jadine Johnson | Annoying | 1. Didn't manage team well |
| Andy Jackson | Fired | |
| Naomi Lay | Flying Under The Radar | |
| Gerri Blackwood | Fired | |
| Simon Ambrose | Look Out For | |
| Katie Hopkins | Annoying | 1. Doesn't like Adam |
| Adam Hosker | Annoying | 1. Can't keep negative opinions quiet
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| Lohit Kalburgi | Flying Under The Radar | 1. Has quietly kept on doing the job |
| Kristina Grimes | Look Out For | 1. May be a bit too "political" |
| Ghazal Asif | Annoying | 1. Couldn't delegate for toffee, or lollipops |
| Tre Azam | Annoying | |
| Paul Callaghan | Fired | |
| Natalie Wood | Fired |
After tonight's episode I'll see whether any of these statuses need to change. Let me know what you think too. Maybe you've seen a much more impressive side to Adam, or you know Katie has hidden depths or maybe Tre really is a rough diamond.
4 comments:
Ifti?
He got booted in week two!
And Jadine's not annoying, I reckon she's alright. Doubtless I'll be proved wrong over the next week or two.
Good blog though - we need to use maths and science to get to the heart of the Apprentice.
Swineshead, you're quite right! Doh! As you say Ifti really left of his own accord.
Jadine seems to have been almost edited to the sidelines for the most recent tasks. Remember how she was pulling back the selling team all the time during the coffee selling task? That would sure annoy me.
And many thanks for the compliment on the blog.
Jim,
whether it tells you anything about business other than it is political and there are some characters that win through by playing the game rather than talent is open to discussion.
It can be entertaining. It is the McDonalds equivalent of business TV. Enjoyable but no substance and not to be taken in large quantities.
Katie could get the role as a pantomime villain after she gets kicked out
Rob
Thanks Rob,
I do think you can draw business lessons from the inadequacies of the decisions taken.
Even taking into account the lack of time they all have to prepare.
And playing the game seems to be part of some businesses. You and I have both been there I'm sure!
Jim
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