Million Dollar Bill

As Senior Advisor to the CEO, Dave focuses on key projects important to PMI’s mission and community. Prior to that, as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer for PMI, Dave collaboratively defined and drove the execution of the Institute's strategy to create exponential growth in relevance and impact. Working globally, across the organization to define, test, and deliver "new products that matter," which will deliver dramatic increases in value to our customers.

 

A few days after our interview with Kelly Perdew , winner of The Apprentice 2, we asked Bill Rancic, the winner of the first Apprentice , the same questions via e-mail. We wanted to see if the two winners had any clear differences in approach. We found that what they valued MOST varied a bit, but the basic approach to project management was very similar. For us, it affirmed that to win the project management game, the basics alone give you a huge edge over the competition. (For more Apprentice lessons, check out our interview with Kelly Perdew, winner of the second installment, and our story on some of the recent castaways in 'Go Team' vs. 'Go Away'.)

gantthead: The Apprentice series is basically a 6-week job interview. What do you feel were the top three things that you did during the series that helped you win the job?

Bill Rancic: The top three things I did while on The Apprentice were to revert back to the basics. I worked hard, stayed true to myself and kept the goal in sight.

BR: Each time I was a team leader on The Apprentice, I used a different management style. It is important to adapt your style to each situation. For example, in the last task--which was running the charity golf outing--I micromanaged my team. I thought that was necessary …

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