The Apprentice, Donald Trump, and his NBC TV show contestants can teach us a great deal about business in the real world.   Read our weekly articles and columns on what we can learn from The Apprentice and then join the discussion in our boardroom to see how you can apply the rules of business to your own work life—and succeed!

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Our weekly columnist, LaVelle Ward, holds a MBA from Stanford and is the Chairman and CEO of his own self-built real estate development company that employs 3,500 people.  With his solid credentials and intuitive knack for sound advice, LaVelle is uniquely qualified to discuss the business merits of The Apprentice .

	2/18/07	Business Rule #55: Cede Some Control
	2/11/07	Business Rule #54: Do It for the Team
	1/21/07	Business Rule #53: Make Time for Downtime
	1/7/07	Business Rule #52: First Impressions Count
	5/29/06	Business Rule #51: Don’t Hire for Personal Reasons
	5/15/06	Business Rule #50: Provide Incentive and Instill Pride
	4/24/06	Business Rule #49: Stake Your Turf
	4/10/06	Business Rule #48: It’s All in the Asking
	4/3/06	Business Rule #47: Know When to Stand Back
	3/20/06	Business Rule #46: Less is More

::	Please join us in welcoming humorist Evan Marc Katz into our fold.  Read all the hysterical jabs he takes at the candidates in this week's water cooler.

::  John Willenborg let his fellow teammates get the best of him because he was unwilling to go on the attack.  Far worse leaders have survived the boardroom, but the man pretty much admitted that he was to blame for everything even when he wasn't.  The guy was his own worst enemy.  Read our memo to him find out why, if you want to be a leader, you can't always be Mr. Nice Guy.

::  Pamela Day is a partner in her own investment firm and is used to being the Boss.  Problem was she wasn't the Boss on The Apprentice, and she bossed people around.  Read our memo to her to learn why her take-no-prisoners leadership style is a risky proposition.

::  Jennifer Crisafulli just didn't get it.  She just didn't get that she failed.  She couldn't admit she was wrong and blamed everything on those "those two old Jewish fat ladies."  She ended up getting fired, not just from The Apprentice, but from her job in real life as well.  Read our memo to her to learn why it's so important to own up to your mistakes.

1/8/09 NBC Announces the 16 Celebrities Ready to Take on Donald Trump in the Boardroom when 'The Celebrity Apprentice 2' Premieres (NBC) ...The men include: Clint Black, Andrew Dice Clay, Tom Green, Scott Hamilton, Jesse James, Brian McKnight, Dennis Rodman, and Herschel Walker. The women include: Annie Duke, Natalie Gulbis, Claudia Jordan, Khloe Kardashian, Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Brande Roderick and Tionne Watkins...     3/28/08 Last Night's 'Celebrity Apprentice' is the Top-Scoring Finale in the 'Apprentice' Franchise Since the Finale of 'The Apprentice 4' in December 2005 (NBC) ...Last night's "Celebrity Apprentice" finale was up 41 percent in 18-49 rating and 51 percent in total viewers versus the most recent finale in "The Apprentice" franchise...     3/24/08 Finalists Trace Adkins and Piers Morgan Play to the Finish for their Designated Charities (NBC) It's the final showdown between the British tabloid editor/'America's Got Talent' Judge and Country Music Star in the long awaited season finale of "The Celebrity Apprentice," which boasted stars using their notoriety and business acumen to raise money for charity....     1/23/08 Marilu Henner takes care of business on 'The Celebrity Apprentice' (NY Daily News) Nine questions for...a contestant on 'The Celebrity Apprentice.'     1/22/08 Are E! News Host And “Apprentice” Winner Expecting Their First Baby? (Celebrity Cafe) Rumors are flying – and being denied – that newlyweds Giuliana and Bill Rancic may be pregnant...     1/20/08 Plain-spoken 'Apprentice' star Trace Adkins hits the Shore (NY Daily News) He's been in bar brawls and catfights, nearly severed a finger during an oil rig accident, broke a zillion bones in two auto accidents and been shot through both lungs and his heart by his second wife...     1/18/08 KISS Frontman Gene Simmons, Self-Proclaimed 'King of All Women,' Gets Fired by Donald Trump after he Fails to Lead the Ladies Team to a Victory (NBC) In last night's episode, KISS Front man Gene Simmons was the third celebrity fired by Donald Trump, after he failed to lead the women's team to a victory; the boardroom gets heated as he disagrees with Ivanka's assessment of his management of the task, but she beats him in the boardroom on this occasion having the final say...     1/15/08 The Apprentice Game Launches on Facebook (So Hood) Legacy Interactive has launched a new social-networking version of the addictive game The Apprentice in which players vie for the top spot in the Trump organization as they serve up sushi in a busy restaurant...

::  Debate the merits of The Apprentice  candidates in our boardroom, just like Donald Trump, George Ross, and Carolyn Kepcher do, and talk about all the business dos and don'ts they've shown us... so that you never have to hear, "You're fired!"

Stacy Rotner yapped and yapped and yapped just like an annoying little Scottish terrier. The squeel of her yelp was so high that no one could hear her solid ideas.  Stay tuned to find out why your bark is sometimes more important than your bite in our weekly report. Pictured (upper left-lower right): Andy Litinsky, Pamela Day, Maria Boren, Raj Bhakta, Chris Russo, Elizabeth Jarosz, Ivana Ma, John Willenborg, Kevin Allen, Jennifer Crisafulli, Jennifer Massey, Rob Flanagan, Bradford Cohen, Stacie J. Upchurch, Stacy Rotner, Kelly Perdew, Wes Moss, and Sandy Ferreira.  ::  Yes, Bradford Cohen was stupid.  But not for the reasons that you and he may think.  The boy could have saved his neck.  Read our memo to him to learn the real reason he was just as stupid as Trump said he was.     Trump World Magazine brings you back stage with the contestants of The Apprentice.  Save 17% off the newsstand price.  Subscribe now.

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