What Anita Mitchell, Sujeet Rana, Cheryl Chantry, James China Moody and Glanice Maclellan learnt when they won

Mitchell almost missed one of the key points, and it subsequently became a valuable lesson. Able to absorb large amounts of information quickly, she dealt with all the communications that were thrown at her during the exercise. But the judges were looking for an ability to prioritise tasks and information. "Being able to do all those things because your brain works quickly isn't the skill. The skill is prioritising your time. Don't just be guided by your in-tray. Work out how you should spend your day. That's always stuck with me," Mitchell says. When she was selected as a BOSS…