Apprentice LA, Episode 10 - thoughts

POHDCC: The Apprentice Los Angeles, Episode 10 is available for download here: http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/20997

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Once again Whitney Cook saved the day, filling in for Serena (who's feeling much better now, thank you!).

There's a lot for us to talk about this week. Nicole is sent to Kinetic, and swears revenge against her former teammates. Tim is torn between keeping the trust of his team and repairing his temporarily estranged relationship with Nicole. Arrow and Kinetic participate in a sales task on the same turf using very opposite approaches. Kinetic claims the ethical high ground, but loses the task.

We raised a couple of questions on the podcast, and would love to hear your thoughts:

1. Do you think James made the best choice in sending Nicole over to Team Kinetic?

2. Have you been the newcomer to an established group, or had to transition a newcomer into an established group? At what point did you feel like part of the group, or feel like the newcomer was part of the group? Tell us your story!

3. Kinetic took what they perceived to be the ethical "high ground" during the sales tasks, while Arrow's hardball tactics were much more effective. What would you have done?

Later this week: Our interview with Apprentice candidate Derek Arteta, an OHDCC discussion led by TC alum Adam Vane, and a talk by Professor David Buckner on cultural integration in organizations.

As always, thanks for listening!

Warren (and Carl, and Serena, and Whitney)

Episode 9 is available for download!

Hi all,

We hope you enjoy listening to Episode 9 as much as we enjoyed recording it!

One correction (among many, I'm sure): I keep talking about the "Dual Factor Model." What I was actually referring to was Pruitt and Rubin's dual concern model, which is a useful tool to identify the various styles that people use when resolving conflicts.

During the episode, we touched on an issue that was highlighted as a result of the conflict between Muna and Kristine-- how do you best accomodate religious beliefs in the workplace? We'd love to get your thoughts and hear about your experiences-- please feel free to leave a comment!

Download it here: http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/20770

Thanks for listening,

Warren

Chillin' with Surya (Yalamanchili)

This week Serena and Warren had the opportunity to speak with Surya, former project manager for Team Arrow. Take a listen as Surya sets the record straight-- this is one of the most fun interviews we've had so far!

Download it here: http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/20571

Episode 8 is available!

Episode 8 of POHDCC: The Apprentice is available for download. We talked about, huge vitamin costumes, the voice of doom, the Mighty Ducks, and brainstorming gone wrong. Carl is away on vacation, and Whitney Cook fills in as co-host.

Download it here: http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/download/27903

Interview with Marisa DeMato

Carl Fudge and Serena Shulman interview Marisa DeMato, former candidate on "The Apprentice: Los Angeles."

Download it here: http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/download/27899