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Episode 2
Listening is not the same thing as waiting to talk.
Last week I was happier than a puppy ... well, you know the rest, when team Net Worth showed up team Magna. I finished with a warning that they won't all be that easy and, so goes episode two.
Holy smokes! Can these folks argue or what? I don't care if you're selling a high rise, running a restaurant or digging ditches, there is seldom a time when screaming at your coworkers is productive. Especially when you're counting on them to help complete your task. I think there are members of both teams who would do well to learn that the easiest way to stay out of the boardroom is to help your team win! And even among losing teams I've never heard Mr. Trump say, "You're just too much of a team player, everybody seems to respect you ... you're fired!"
In this week's episode it became clear that several candidates just simply don't have the capacity to, as Steven Covey says, "disagree agreeably." It is ok to disagree with each other but, at the end of the day, you've got to move on to productive endeavors. Whether it was Audrey arguing with Kristen who then argued with Brian about the dumpsters and the budget, or Brian yelling at John after he tried to help with some calmly presented suggestions, this team simply imploded from infighting. Don't even get me started on Kristen's tirade!
Meanwhile team Magna had many of the same issues - mostly chicken and egg stuff. You can't have good customer service without a good product ... without good service the product doesn't mean squat ... and so forth. Halfway through the task, Carolyn came by to check out the renovation. Not so good. Are we starting to see a pattern here?
Back at Net Worth, as the task was concluding and guests were checking in, Tana was doing her best to make guests feel welcome. Meanwhile Kristen and Brian continue to fight by the pool. Are you kidding me? Not exactly Leadership 101.
Enter the boardroom where Team Net Worth seemed to do a better job of renovation, but lost in the customer surveys to team Magna ... really not all that shocking. But then, as Team Net Worth came back to the boardroom, Brian just went PLUM LOCO! Mr. Trump: "Are you responsible for the loss?" Brian: "Yes, I'm responsible." Mr. Trump: "Should you be fired?" Brian: "Yes." WHAT? I don't get it ... tell the man that you should be fired and then try to argue your way out of it by throwing some f-bombs along the way? Incredible! So, in short order and with usual decisiveness ... "Brian, you're fired."
Tune in next week to see who can use their mouth AND their ears!
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