*****Apprentice Spoiler Alert*****If you do not want to know what happened on The Apprentice tonight, skip this post for today. That's it. Move along. Nothing to see here.
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I was fairly please with tonight's result. Brent survived the boardroom, though most predicted he wouldn't survive for many more weeks. Brent doesn't really fit in with the rest of the candidates. He's kind of a dork. He's got a wackiness about him that the other candidates don't appreciate. So far, the other candidates seem to be like the "popular" kids in school, and Brent doesn't fit their image.
In his Bio on NBC has says the person he would most like to play him in a movie is Chevy Chase. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is one of his favorite movies, and Green Eggs and Ham is one of his favorite books. So already I like this guy.
He is very good at coming up with ideas. That's one of his biggest assets and one of his biggest liabilities. In last week's show, he initially suggested a karaoke machine to get people into Sam's Club. The idea was quickly rejected by the group. Eventually, though, he did hit on the massage idea and things worked out well for his team.
He wasn't so lucky this week.
He continued trying to throw out ideas this week. According to the editing, Stacy, a criminal defense attorney kept interrupting him because she had no interest in his ideas.
So he decides to discuss it with her away from the other candidates. That in itself was a smart move. An important skill for managers that can apply to coworkers, too, is Praise in Public, Criticize in Private.
unfortunately, he did not do it well. He approached her outside the room in a narrow hallway and committed the cardinal communication sin of pointing his finger. She got upset and everyone else jumped all over Brent.
So the lesson is don't confront people in a small space. And never wag a finger in their face. Brent could have handled that better and kept it from blowing up like it did.
She claimed he threatened her, and that she was afraid. It seems a ridiculous accusation that Trump saw right through it. He did not believe that a criminal defense attorney would feel intimidated by Brent.
The team lost because of a failure of leadership. They ganged up on Brent, however. In the end, however, Trump saw that poor planning, poor management, and a poor location, and fired the appropriate people.
In past seasons, he responded when candidates ganged up on one member. When team members in season 2 said they were afraid of Staci J, because she was a little unusual, Trump fired her. This time, he dug a little deeper and fired the right people.
Brent is definitely a dork, a bit eccentric, and willing to make a fool of himself to win. He may not be as polished and "cool" as some of the other candidates, but he's got ideas. And he has a great work ethic. That's why he should stay.
***Update***
The Seattle PI has a nice weekly wrap up of The Apprentice.
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