(I’ve waited for many years for the opportunity to use that title…….)
This week our Young Apprentices were challenged to produce the next antiperspirant which would be targeted at their own age group. In addition, my two stand-out candidates, Zara and Harry M, were going to be the Project Managers for the teams.
Zara was once again very impressive. Calculating, tactical, focused. Harry M, well, I may have been wrong about him. He went on a bit of a power trip straight away and every sentence he spoke began with “I’m Project Manager ….”. Obviously, that wasn’t the best way to get his team on side and unfortunately, the task turned into a bit of a mess for them.
Zara, on the other hand, was calm and collected throughout. She seemed like she would have been quite happy to take on the task on her own. Harry (that is, the other Harry) was excellent at the presentation for Zara’s team but her other colleagues Haya and Hayley didn’t seem like much help during the task
With all the unrest in Harry M’s team they ended up with a brand name and an ad which didn’t match in any way and we knew they were all headed for the boardroom.
Now, at this point it’s fair to say, Harry M was clearly to blame for the loss of the task and deserved to be fired. However, I think we were all hoping that Gbemi was going to be the one to go. Why? Well two things: 1: She just could not accept her packaging design was poor, and 2: She sounded like she had a severely blocked nose for the entire program. I could even forgive the whole packaging thing but unless someone handed her a tissue, she had to go.
So, at this point, can anyone beat Zara or is she running away with this?
Leave your comments below.
Some brilliant Twitter comments as well last night:
@Shouting at Cows
"“Kids today are image obsessed”, says Lizzie, as the camera cuts to bank-manager-turned-hobo James" #YoungApprentice
@John O'Shea
Think my TV has developed a fault. It appears to be showing Harry not being fired. #youngapprentice
@ Melody Hossaini
Bless Lord Sugar bopping his head to 'Get on the floor' #YoungApprentice
@Perri shakes-drayton
Sorry but Gbemi sounds as if she needs to blow her nose #youngapprentice
(Including this comment simply to support what I said)