Comments on: The apprentice – Episode 1 http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/the-apprentice-episode-1/ Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Jonathan http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/the-apprentice-episode-1/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Jonathan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:52:13 +0000 http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/?p=1857#comment-436 Made for TV is right. (But maybe not enough people realise it for what it is). Our kids watch repeats of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiators_%28UK_TV_series%29" rel="nofollow">gladiators</a> on ?freeview? 10 years plus onwards from Ulrika-ka-ka and it definitely looks the definitive made for TV. Slow & manufactured excitement but the crowd just lap it up. Maybe we are smarter than back then, maybe we aren't? Made for TV is right. (But maybe not enough people realise it for what it is).

Our kids watch repeats of gladiators on ?freeview?

10 years plus onwards from Ulrika-ka-ka and it definitely looks the definitive made for TV. Slow & manufactured excitement but the crowd just lap it up. Maybe we are smarter than back then, maybe we aren’t?

]]> By: Maxxy http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/the-apprentice-episode-1/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Maxxy Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:06:44 +0000 http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/?p=1857#comment-435 I thoroughly enjoyed last nights apprentice. It is made-for-telly and very entertaining as business and boardroom behaviour comes under the spotlight. The best thing for me was the Your Fired show with Dara O'Briain who I found absolutely hillarious, I haven't laughed so much for ages. It's been great following tweets with #theapprentice too as people blurt out their immediate character assassinations and observations. I did think that Lord Sugar should have sacked them both immediately rather than listen to all that shouting and carry-on. I thoroughly enjoyed last nights apprentice. It is made-for-telly and very entertaining as business and boardroom behaviour comes under the spotlight.

The best thing for me was the Your Fired show with Dara O’Briain who I found absolutely hillarious, I haven’t laughed so much for ages.

It’s been great following tweets with #theapprentice too as people blurt out their immediate character assassinations and observations.

I did think that Lord Sugar should have sacked them both immediately rather than listen to all that shouting and carry-on.

]]> By: Jonathan http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/the-apprentice-episode-1/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Jonathan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:57:20 +0000 http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/?p=1857#comment-434 Hello Ann - Sorry to admit that I didn't watch any of the hype so I just watched the TV show as entertainment. Silly me... You're right in respect that it doesn't bear any resemblance to business. As part of the Sheffield entrepreneur exchange, I go to schools and talk to kids. Forget actual business and mindset sharing. This is lost as the main part of the education process is that being in business <strong>isn't about</strong> walking around shouting and being abusive to people. There is more to it than idea >> pitch >> trample all over everyone who resists >> retire a millionaire. The black guy, Tim who won one of the early series still stands out as a person I could do business with. The rest seem forgettable... Will you be watching the rest of the series Ann ? Hello Ann – Sorry to admit that I didn’t watch any of the hype so I just watched the TV show as entertainment. Silly me…

You’re right in respect that it doesn’t bear any resemblance to business.

As part of the Sheffield entrepreneur exchange, I go to schools and talk to kids. Forget actual business and mindset sharing. This is lost as the main part of the education process is that being in business isn’t about walking around shouting and being abusive to people.

There is more to it than idea >> pitch >> trample all over everyone who resists >> retire a millionaire.

The black guy, Tim who won one of the early series still stands out as a person I could do business with. The rest seem forgettable…

Will you be watching the rest of the series Ann ?

]]> By: Ann Hawkins http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/the-apprentice-episode-1/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Ann Hawkins Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:23:41 +0000 http://sharp-end-training.co.uk/?p=1857#comment-433 Two faced, back stabbing, squabbling, short sighted, bullying, bullshitting wannabees lacking any business acumen and with no leadership skills. Yet they all say they are successful. My arse. Joanna Riley has a conviction for racial abuse, Farrell has a conviction for fraud and concealing dangerous weapons, Self styled surgeon "doctor" Robati has been convicted of professional misconduct. Allan Sugar should be ashamed to be appearing in the same room as these people. Its the show's researchers and producers who should be fired as they bury any semblance of the show's relationship to business by looking for ever more unpleasant characters to fuel the sensationalist appetite of the dwindling and down market TV audiences. Two faced, back stabbing, squabbling, short sighted, bullying, bullshitting wannabees lacking any business acumen and with no leadership skills. Yet they all say they are successful. My arse.
Joanna Riley has a conviction for racial abuse, Farrell has a conviction for fraud and concealing dangerous weapons, Self styled surgeon “doctor” Robati has been convicted of professional misconduct.
Allan Sugar should be ashamed to be appearing in the same room as these people. Its the show’s researchers and producers who should be fired as they bury any semblance of the show’s relationship to business by looking for ever more unpleasant characters to fuel the sensationalist appetite of the dwindling and down market TV audiences.

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