The show, like any business entity, drives for the bottom-line, which is effectiveness, and is produced and directed with this final, overriding quality in mind.

With a brief flash back to the last episode, the show kicks off, and we see the two contestants not fired by the CEO walk back into the appointment. The title sequence follows suit – and we’re set for the day’s business.

A call from the CEO’s office sets the ball rolling by arranging the task meeting. For each particular project or task as arranged by the Chief Executive, a Project Manager is chosen to co-ordinate and to take ultimate responsibility for the team.

The contestants go straight to meet the CEO and details of the task are arranged on location; then they are up on their way, implementing the tasks and proving their mettle. This is the main soul of the show, and where the subterfuge, grit and strength of the contestants are put on display. Here we are able to find out what define the contestants and just how far they are likely to go.

Task ends and they move to the boardroom where there is a resolution of the tasks; a review and critique of the performances, and this is usually not pretty – shooting straight from the hips, giving the hard talk, going straight for the jugular are the kinds of dialogue you will have here.

The boardroom stretch produces winners and their prize is inter-cut with the underdogs, i.e. the losers, plotting and strategizing post-lost. Then the losing team pack their bags and reports back to the boardroom.

Back at the boardroom, the CEO gets straight to business, debriefing the team and then demanding an account of the events that led to their loss. The team explains their loss, and it falls on the Project Manager to choose two of his team-mates to join him or her in facing the CEO i.e. two more people apart from himself or herself who are likely to leave the house. All leave the board room whilst the three wait in the lobby, waiting for their fates to be decided.

Seated with his team of Advisors with whom he has high-powered consultations, the CEO initiates a formidable debate based on the reports given after which no conclusions are made, but a fair idea of how it will go emerges. The final decision lies with the CEO.

The three contestants re-enter the boardroom to hear the results of the deliberations, and for a last chance to make good their case. This done, one person is fired with brisk reasons.

They leave the boardroom. Straight to the lobby. The safe contestants go up the elevator and the fired contestant aptly goes down he elevator, to the suite and then down again into the street.

We hear the CEO’s comments on the day’s job and his decision.

The loser is given a fair chance for to review his performance, share his lessons, defines his next step, while the credits roll on him.

Nothing personal, it’s just business.