Dragon’s Den
I cannot get enough of this show. It’s entertaining, intelligent, funny, and fresh. It makes me think again that I should have gone into business; not as an entrepreneur dear god but as some kind of middle to upper management efficiency expert. Although I suppose what I do now isn’t that far from it.
There was period when I considered it but when the idea of creating a budget that projected the future with no knowledge came up I thought it wasn’t for me. Then this past year I was thrust into the position of placing orders with very little information and not to toot my own horn but our primary supplier said my forecasting was the best, easiest to work with, and most accurate he’s seen in half a decade.
One thing I like about the show versus other ‘reality’ TV is that the brutal honesty isn’t personal, as this is business, and always seems to have a constructive aspect. This isn’t Simon Cowell telling you that you’re a horrible person, this is Canadian; this is either deals being made or helpful advice being offered.
In a way I like the completely unapologetic way the dragons operate as it speaks to a theme of self-knowledge, accountability, and responsibility you may have notice in earlier posts (see topics such as panhandlers and neighbours)
The only time it gets personal is when the pitcher cannot separate comments about the business from comments about themselves and if that’s the case they shouldn’t be in business.
