Originally Posted by Radical Joe:
“There's no doubt her star's risen lately. She's won all of her previous tasks, then goes in to a team that's lost all of their's, takes on the PM role, and leads them to their first victory. Call it luck if you want, but there's nothing wrong with being lucky in business. Beats being unlucky any day of the week.”
Not if he doesn't read it as luck but ability. That last task was pure Sugar - its what he did and he prizes his own abilities. From what was said by him, and the professional in the field, you need the ability to think on your feet and make the right calls. There seem not to be rules. Helen negotiated the task making the right calls, and without the advantage of experience or knowledge. She also took a risk and won with it, which also may suggest luck or instinct is with her. She also turned around a team with a losing record and got them working together, which suggests other needed skills.
Now he might work out that actually Zoe got within £6 without making the same right calls , or not. If he doesn't, Helen looks rather good ,as someone with good reliable sense who can run a business . She has the record, another win as PM ,or some more good reports, and she just needs a business idea .
The opposition also looks a bit weaker. Melody is hovering there - but still waiting for an outstanding performance and she called differently to Helen this week. Leon is invisible. Susan he thinks is too young - unless she has a great idea for their business. Zoe he likes, but she may be a more tactful version, in the boardroom, of Debra and Clare and seh needs their successes. Jim he doesn't, I think, trust. Tom spots the right things, and may well have the big business idea, but he hasn't shown he can win, or lead ,or get himself listened to, which must mark him back till he does.