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Peter Freeth — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:22:53 -0400

The British version of The Apprentice has just ended its 2009 season. According to the runner-up, Kate Walsh, Sir Alan Sugar wanted to hire her too but BBC red tape wouldn't let him. Those nasty bureaucrats.

In the post-final review show, 'You're Fired', Adrian Chiles interviewed Sir Alan about his decision, and about his thoughts on Kate. Now I don't recall his exact words, but they were something like this:

'Kate will be fine, I have no concerns about Kate, and I've given her my private email address and my phone number and told her that she can call me 24/7 if she needs any advice'

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Peter Freeth — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:18:42 -0400

An organisation with around 200 employees working in the public sector asked us to develop a coaching program for their senior managers which would accelerate the implementation of their new strategy.

An ambitious 10 year business plan needed strong leadership to guide an underlying culture change, shifting the focus of the business from a public sector mentality to one of business and commercial awareness. The CEO had been in place for only a short time, having been promoted rapidly from company accountant to Finance Director to CEO.

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Peter Freeth — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:17:59 -0400

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Peter Freeth — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:13:41 -0400