For those of you who don’t watch such things, you may not have heard that Donald Trump crowned the latest winner of The Celebrity Apprentice last night on NBC. Starting with over a dozen celebrity Type-A personalities, it all came down to news correspondents Geraldo Rivera and TV show host, Leeza Gibbons. And the winner was…Leeza Gibbons, proving that sometimes “nice guys” do finish first.

It really wasn’t much of a surprise that the show ended with the these two powerhouse people. Both are very well-known and well-connected with people of power who could give generously for each of their charities. But what was a bit of a surprise was the reason why Trump picked Gibbons over Geraldo.
The two personalities of the two couldn’t be more different.

Rivera’s ego is almost the same size as Trump’s. In just about every task that he was in, Geraldo made sure that somehow he was the center of it. Here are just a few of his antics:

• He credited himself for being one of the first to create a “selfie” on Facebook which helped ignite the trend.
• He created a team poster which featured his face larger than the others.
• He stripped to his underwear in hopes of being featured in a task that featured professional models.
• He proudly claimed, “I am Geraldo. I am not to be trifled with me.” (Anyone in 2015 who uses the phrase, “to be trifled with” will most definitely be trifled with.)
• His final task in shooting a commercial for Universal Studios Florida was more about him than the vacation spot.

In steep contrast, Gibbons powered through every task as a team player rather than chase the limelight. Nobody on the show had a bad thing to say about Gibbons either. Instead of thinking that she knew everything, she chose to work with her team member’s strengths. But just because she was easy to get along with didn’t mean that she was a pushover. When necessary, Gibbons made the tough decisions. In the end, Gibbons made it clear that it is possible for someone to be an effective leader and not alienate those working beside you. Bravo Leeza, bravo.