I had the privilege of attending a seminar the other day which featured Amy Henry from the first season of The Apprentice. Now, admittedly, I did not watch the first season of The Apprentice or any season for that matter – I attended the seminar to hear Ron White speak on memory (more on that in future blogs). In fact, you could name me a skeptic. It was doubtful that I would even like Amy Henry much less be able to learn anything from her. I wrongly assumed that this woman I never heard of or met would be cut throat and egotistical. Did I want to take away business lessons from the likes of Donald Trump?
I was wrong – Amy was delightful to listen to, and while the lessons she learned from The Apprentice weren’t earth shattering or even facts I’ve never heard before, they were good reminders.
Amy's Eight Points were this:
- Create your own Brand
- Be a good Team Player – CEO’s of large corporations that were interviewed by USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-02-20-apprentice-week-seven-main_x.htm) as picking Amy as the best chance to win offered the definition of team player as follows:
- Eager to work with different types of people
- Stay out of “cat fights”/office gossip
- Supportive of other members
- Active Listener
- Offer suggestions and solutions
- Look for common ground
- Provide complimentary skills (willing to do the dirty work)
- Spirited and enthusiastic
- Quality over Quantity
- Build relationships by understanding what your clients want
- You will be Edited, only provide good footage
- Network, get in front of the people that matter
- Take Risks
Amy has written a book based on her experiences that will provide details and examples of the above eight points called What It Takes: Speak Up, Step Up, Move Up. (www.ameliahenry.com)
The biggest lesson I took away from all this? Don’t judge someone or assume you can’t “get anything” from them until you give them a chance! If you’ll excuse me, I need to hit the video store to rent the first season of The Apprentice.
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