I think she meant it in the mentoring/career development sense. In the corporate world, regular performance and development reviews are standard and would take into account team working, diversity and so on as well as actual job performance. It's just part of her work vocabulary and she is "at work".
Saira's comment to bear. 'If I was developing someone'
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Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“I certainly agree that she seems socially awkward and that great empathy doesn't seem to be one of her gifts.
Mind you I could probably count the number of really empathetic housemates, over the years, on my fingers.”
“I certainly agree that she seems socially awkward and that great empathy doesn't seem to be one of her gifts.
Mind you I could probably count the number of really empathetic housemates, over the years, on my fingers.”
Meaning fingers on one hand, surely?
Originally Posted by foonk:
“Saira has a lot more life-experience than Bear, if, he would be quiet for a couple of minutes and listen he might learn something.
I doubt she will get him to though.”
“Saira has a lot more life-experience than Bear, if, he would be quiet for a couple of minutes and listen he might learn something.
I doubt she will get him to though.”
She still 'loves' him, though
........This lady is playing a game !! I wonder if Martin Lewis will be looking for another partner ?? She has a brain - why is she appearing in this sort of show ???
Sorry, Saira - you are not endearing enough to win........
Originally Posted by Goggle girl:
“I think she meant it in the mentoring/career development sense. In the corporate world, regular performance and development reviews are standard and would take into account team working, diversity and so on as well as actual job performance. It's just part of her work vocabulary and she is "at work".”
“I think she meant it in the mentoring/career development sense. In the corporate world, regular performance and development reviews are standard and would take into account team working, diversity and so on as well as actual job performance. It's just part of her work vocabulary and she is "at work".”
But that would suggest she sees herself as superior.
I wonder if she has asked anyone to "develop" her?
Originally Posted by digiqueen:
“Sorry, I was joking. They are both egotistical bores. Full of their own importance.”
“Sorry, I was joking. They are both egotistical bores. Full of their own importance.”
Sorry, yes I got that. My irritation was more about her than your comment.
I think she meant it in the way an agent might develop 'talent' (I use that term loosely in Bear's case), she was trying to control his behaviour for her own benefit by suggesting to him it would be better for his 'career' to show a different side.
Originally Posted by yellowfurbaby:
“What on earth does she mean? If I was developing someone!! Who does she think she is and why does she assume she has the higher moral ground to develop anyone at all. She's just awful and in her own way as hideous as Bear and Heavy. Either her or Bear to go PLEASE!”
“What on earth does she mean? If I was developing someone!! Who does she think she is and why does she assume she has the higher moral ground to develop anyone at all. She's just awful and in her own way as hideous as Bear and Heavy. Either her or Bear to go PLEASE!”
Saira's ignorant arrogance knows no bounds. Why on earth would anyone look to Saira for development. To start with she has no insight into her own, numerous short-comings. I can't forget how she berated Chloe whilst Chloe was in the bath. How dare she! Saira acted as if she was a relative of Chloe's. I'm sure she believes she has a right and it's her 'cultural' duty to keep Chloe in line. How bloody dare she.
Originally Posted by jaycee331:
“Perhaps, should those young people wish to be aspire to become an over-opinionated reality TV z-lister
She has? Doesn't feel like that long ago we were introduced to her on The Apprentice, where she made out her career aspirations were to be an skilled business women and get a job with suralan.
Or was she just there like so many, without any interest in the show at all other than to get her face on TV?
I have to admit it gets my goat something chronic every time a supposedly serious business wannabe from the apprentice instead goes onto a TV career. It questions their integrity and motives for being on the show in the first place. Not the characteristics of anyone worthy of my respect.”
“Perhaps, should those young people wish to be aspire to become an over-opinionated reality TV z-lister
She has? Doesn't feel like that long ago we were introduced to her on The Apprentice, where she made out her career aspirations were to be an skilled business women and get a job with suralan.
Or was she just there like so many, without any interest in the show at all other than to get her face on TV?
I have to admit it gets my goat something chronic every time a supposedly serious business wannabe from the apprentice instead goes onto a TV career. It questions their integrity and motives for being on the show in the first place. Not the characteristics of anyone worthy of my respect.”
It appears her 'career motivations' are to host her own chat show. I wonder how well she'd do at it.
Originally Posted by doormouse:
“It appears her 'career motivations' are to host her own chat show. I wonder how well she'd do at it.”
“It appears her 'career motivations' are to host her own chat show. I wonder how well she'd do at it.”
Not well I would wager. It requires a different skill set. I would think to get the best from an interviewee you need the ability to build rapport to get them to engage with you, empathy so you can read their mood and know when there is something to probe for and how far to take it and the ability to listen; including listening with a third ear. Saira has none of these skills that I have seen.
Having said that I don't think she is without skills and I don't see her as a bad person. She has drive and determination. I think she is caring but goes about it in a bullish maybe even boorish manner. She is pushy and insenstive but that doesn't mean she couldn't inspire or mentor others. The snag here is that, as far as we know, none of those she is trying to mentor have volunteered to be mentored. So without their consent it looks controlling,
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“Not well I would wager. It requires a different skill set. I would think to get the best from an interviewee you need the ability to build rapport to get them to engage with you, empathy so you can read their mood and know when there is something to probe for and how far to take it and the ability to listen; including listening with a third ear. Saira has none of these skills that I have seen.
Having said that I don't think she is without skills and I don't see her as a bad person. She has drive and determination. I think she is caring but goes about it in a bullish maybe even boorish manner. She is pushy and insenstive but that doesn't mean she couldn't inspire or mentor others. The snag here is that, as far as we know, none of those she is trying to mentor have volunteered to be mentored. So without their consent it looks controlling,”
“Not well I would wager. It requires a different skill set. I would think to get the best from an interviewee you need the ability to build rapport to get them to engage with you, empathy so you can read their mood and know when there is something to probe for and how far to take it and the ability to listen; including listening with a third ear. Saira has none of these skills that I have seen.
Having said that I don't think she is without skills and I don't see her as a bad person. She has drive and determination. I think she is caring but goes about it in a bullish maybe even boorish manner. She is pushy and insenstive but that doesn't mean she couldn't inspire or mentor others. The snag here is that, as far as we know, none of those she is trying to mentor have volunteered to be mentored. So without their consent it looks controlling,”
I understand what you're saying regarding mentoring - hosting a chat show isn't mentoring. If she is the caring person she states, then maybe she could be a mentor behind the scenes, but she choses to be a chat show host, therefore she wants the acclaim. And money, By the way, what happened to her Derbyshire accent?
And why the hell did she go on The Apprentice? Was Alan Sugar willing to back a chat show?
PMSL.
Originally Posted by doormouse:
“I understand what you're saying regarding mentoring - hosting a chat show isn't mentoring. If she is the caring person she states, then maybe she could be a mentor behind the scenes, but she choses to be a chat show host, therefore she wants the acclaim. And money, By the way, what happened to her Derbyshire accent?
And why the hell did she go on The Apprentice? Was Alan Sugar willing to back a chat show?
PMSL.”
“I understand what you're saying regarding mentoring - hosting a chat show isn't mentoring. If she is the caring person she states, then maybe she could be a mentor behind the scenes, but she choses to be a chat show host, therefore she wants the acclaim. And money, By the way, what happened to her Derbyshire accent?
And why the hell did she go on The Apprentice? Was Alan Sugar willing to back a chat show?
PMSL.”
She would be better off coaching sales people or sports people. That bullish, never say die, JFDI approach seems to work Ok in those environments
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“She would be better off coaching sales people or sports people. That bullish, never say die, JFDI approach seems to work Ok in those environments”
“She would be better off coaching sales people or sports people. That bullish, never say die, JFDI approach seems to work Ok in those environments”
Yes, definitely. I really hope she doesn't get her show. If she does, I hope I witness it die an humiliating death on live tv.
Originally Posted by doormouse:
“Yes, definitely. I really hope she doesn't get her show. If she does, I hope I witness it die an humiliating death on live tv.”
“Yes, definitely. I really hope she doesn't get her show. If she does, I hope I witness it die an humiliating death on live tv.”
She won't. Chat shows are flag ship shows to most channels and presenters are picked pretty carefully. Even those with the right credentials can fail spectacularly - remember "Davina"?
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“She won't. Chat shows are flag ship shows to most channels and presenters are picked pretty carefully. Even those with the right credentials can fail spectacularly - remember "Davina"?”
“She won't. Chat shows are flag ship shows to most channels and presenters are picked pretty carefully. Even those with the right credentials can fail spectacularly - remember "Davina"?
”
No, I don't!! Which, I guess, proves your point.
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