Archive View (March 2009)

In the first season of Celebrity Apprentice last year, I was impressed that so many of the contestants were able to set aside their celebrity egos, roll up their sleeves, and really work hard. In this week’s episode, some of the celebrities were able to do that. Joan Rivers and Brian McKnight, for example, rose to the challenge of dealing with all kinds of unreasonable demands from their hotel guests. So did other celebrities, including Annie, Brande, Tionne, Brian, Jesse and Herschel. I have been around a lot of celebrities and I can tell you, not many of them would relish the notion more...

I was taking notes on my laptop during this entire episode. And as it was drawing to a close, I looked at my screen and saw that every note I had taken had to do with leadership. Here are the leadership lessons I learned this week. A Great Leader Needs Creativity and Strength Tom is creative, and his unusual mind could have brought a lot of added value to his team in the weeks ahead. But at the same time, it was obvious that he was simply not strong enough to lead.   To be specific, he made one very common leadership mistake: he more...

It was only Episode Two, yet the candidates were already doing what Apprentice contenders always do. Some were stepping up, while others were acting up. Some were supporting their teammates, while others were trying to shoot them down. Let me share some of my opinions about Episode Two. You Need to Balance Structure and Creativity Scott and Tom were on the two opposite sides of that mental spectrum. To win a task on The Apprentice, you need really need to utilize both.   Scott was organized and structured - but lacked creativity. Tom, on the other hand, had an abundance of creativity - and maybe more...

Tonight is the season premier of Celebrity Apprentice.  This season the Trump University team is getting more involved and using some of your favorite social media applications to keep you updated.  The following are the new activities and many of them are “audience participation”. Here is a run down of what we have started and what is up and coming:  Donald Trump discusses why he selected each celebrity and the charity they are playing to support. This started last week on the Trump Blog and will continue until all the celebrities have been profiled. The Trump University Facebook fan page and group will contain updates more...