Leadership on Trial:
Lessons from The Apprentice
By Ann Vanino
Copyright 2005 by Ann E. Vanino
All rights reserved in all media.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter One "You're Fired!"
Views on Leadership
Chapter Two Lesson One: Take Risks
"Would I do it again? Absolutely!"
—Heidi Bressler
Chapter Three Lesson Two: Be Yourself
"I made it, Mama!"
—Troy McClain
Chapter Four Lesson Three: Know the Game
"IQ may not be the greatest factor
in selling lemonade."
—David Gould
Chapter Five Lesson Four: Maintain Balance
"Heidi, do you need to leave?"
—Donald Trump
Chapter Six Lesson Five: Have a Strategy
"I am a good person who knows
how to fight for what she believes in."
—Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Chapter Seven Lesson Six: Think Outside the Box
"Protégé did not think outside the box and
took a severe thumping."
—Donald Trump
Chapter Eight Lesson Seven: Know When to Join
and When to Lead
"All I said was I think
we were duped."
—Tammy Lee
Chapter Nine "You're Hired!" Winning
"Now that I've been fired, I realize
Mr. Trump was saying, 'Win this,
Sam.'"
—Sam Solovey
Appendix A
A Guide to Viewing The Apprentice
as a Case Study
Appendix B
Leadership Resources
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