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Here's some interesting point about the boardroom.
1. Most of them keep quiet as the previous contestants always do. That is the recipe of success.
Sometimes I think that it's better to keep quiet because once you say something wrong, you're on the hot seat. When Trump asked Frank how he thinks about Martin, and he answered 'brilliant', Trump started to feel unhappy. Next time you want to say such thing, put a 'but' at the end before Trump interrupt.
2. Two of the contestants think that Martin and Frank should be fired. It seems like everyone expect double (or quadruple) elimination to happen sooner or later. It seems like a good answer. But I think it is lame and they were playing it safe. Maybe when next time you are in the hot seat, you will hope that you never say that.
3. Frank stumble too fast. He should realize that he lose by 200. It's not really a huge different and he should draw the line that the reason of losing is not because of the management or whatsoever.
4. On the other hand, Martin should talk less. I was wondering, why did I find his speech was so not interesting, and his proverb sounded awkward. Oh, maybe because the background music wasn't on his side. And this is reality tv. Do you ever wonder why they don't make any reality tv related to literature, history subject and nerds, except in Beauty and The Geeks, but still it's not the show about 'who want to be a geeks'.
Episode Summary: Randal and Rebecca each chose three previously fired candidates to join them for this season's final project. Randal picked Josh, Mark, and Marshawn to work with him at Excel. Rebecca selected James, Chris, and Toral to join her at Capital Edge.
This week's episode ended on the eve of the events. Who will win and who will lose? We have to wait for next week's season finale to find out.
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This episode offered great lessons about project planning. Let's take a closer look.
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When Randal segmented his event into three distinct phases - tailgating, the softball game, and a party - he established a clear structure to orient his team's operations.
Success Lesson
Give people the big picture. When they have a clear context for what they are doing, they won't wander off course.
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When Capital Edge hired an event marketing company to help plan the details, they took steps to make sure they were not missing any of the basics of event hosting.
Success Lesson
Hire experts. Sure, you' re smart. But when time is short you need expert advice based on real-world experience to make things come together.
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Randal blew it when he told Mark to postpone a meeting with one of the announcers, who would provide humorous commentary at the ballgame. Randal apparently believed it was more critical for Mark to go shopping for party supplies with the rest of the team. When the shopping trip dragged on, Mark had to cancel the meeting altogether. As a result, the team lost critical information that might have made their event a standout.
Success Lesson
Make strategic team assignments. Meeting with one of the game commentators was more critical than buying megaphones. You have to make the right choices about what people will do, especially when time is short.
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When Randal refused to rent extra tents to protect all his event's attendees if it rained, he invited disaster. As this episode was ending, the forecast changed and heavy rains were predicted for event day. Yet Randal was still waffling about renting the extra tents that could prevent a catastrophe.
Success Lesson
Anticipate the worst. The ability to prepare for everything that can go wrong often separates those who survive from those who don't. Why court disaster?
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Joe Piscopo called Capital Edge on the eve of the event to say that due to union regulations, he would be unable to host it. When they got that news, Rebecca and her team moped around instead of snapping into action. They seemed to be adrift.
Success Lesson
Go ahead and panic. Rebecca and her teammates should have been calling everybody they knew who could have helped them secure a replacement for Piscopo. Overreacting is sometimes the smartest thing to do.
Episode Summary: The "Final Four" were Randal and Rebecca at Excel and Alla and Felisha at Capital Edge. The teams created a 60-second promotional video for Microsoft Office Live Meeting, a new software package that allows people in different locations to work on a single document. Microsoft executives would pick the winning video. Alla and Felisha decided to show how a harried business traveler could simplify her life with Microsoft Office Live Meeting. Randal and Rebecca opted to show a stressed executive struggling to gather presentation materials from a group of far-flung colleagues.
Randal and Rebecca produced a video with a simple plot line and a clear message. Alla and Felisha's video was cluttered with too much information. Excel won.
In the boardroom, Alla accused Felisha of trying to upstage her during the project. Felisha countered that she was only trying to win the task. Mr. Trump fired Felisha first, saying that she was not tough enough to compete in New York. Then he fired Alla, for being too difficult to manage.
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This episode showed that teams that cooperate outperform teams that bicker. Let's take a closer look.
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When Felisha and Rebecca seized the project-manager positions on their teams this week, they showed a hunger to "step up" and compensate for their weak performance in previous tasks.
Success Lesson
Shake it off. You botched something last week? Don't let it drag you down. Be aggressive and make every day a new beginning.
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As Alla and Felisha descended into a power struggle, producing a great video became a secondary concern. A negative agenda took over and brought them down.
Success Lesson
Hold your fire. The day before a big project is due is a stupid time to start shooting down your partner.
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When their video producer told Alla and Felisha that they had filmed far too much footage for a 60-second video, they kept trying to cram in as much content as possible. The result? A chaotic video that lost.
Success Lesson
Listen to experts. When time is tight and you lack the expertise, specialists can save you.
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When Randal and Rebecca decided to fire the actor they had hired and have Randal star in their video instead, their on-the-spot decision saved them from disaster. A great call.
Success Lesson
Toss it. If the clock is ticking and your brilliant concept is fizzling fast, scrap it before it brings you down.
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When Randal allowed Rebecca to be project manager at this intense stage of the competition, he showed his ability to be a selfless colleague. The result? They both stayed centered on the process of producing a great video and scored a critical win.
Success Lesson
Let other people shine. When you allow your colleagues to look like stars, you look even better. By so doing, Randal reaffirmed his position as one of the strongest of all the candidates this season. Compare him to Alla, who tried claw her way over Rebecca's back. Are negative politics more effective than positive politics? You decide.
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When Mr. Trump fired Alla because she was too difficult to manage, he made a great call. He didn't want her on his team. Would you?
Success Lesson
Don't hire negative players. Keeping the wrong people out of your organization is more efficient than trying to improve them after they are on the payroll.
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Things to look for next week: Can Randal keep his competitive edge over Rebecca, or will his kindness toward her this week weaken him? After Rebecca's great showing this week, will she still be playing catch-up with the imposing Randal and his impressive list of wins? Someone will stand and someone will fall. See you there!
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