Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
...making profits is important because it keeps all our people in jobs and, you know, it keeps what we - what we've… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I love stirring the pot. I love giving big companies a run for their money - especially if they're offering expensive, poor-quality… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that's largely because we have tried to keep our… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
As an entrepreneur, you've got to protect against the company going bust. And as an adventurer, you've got to protect against losing… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Whether you are launching a start-up or leading an established company, you should start establishing your social media presence if you haven’t… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Conflicts often stem from a couple of leaders on both sides that are badly brought up. They'd rather go to war than… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If a chairman of a company visits Seattle, that chairman should take all the staff out in the evening and have a… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life and I fully enjoy it, I don't think… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The first thing to look for when searching for a great employee is somebody with a personality that fits with your company… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It's far more difficult being a small-business owner starting a business than it is for me with thousands of people working for… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It is not for me (to decide). It is up to the company to decide whether the price is fair or not. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We all are now very aware of what a connected world we live in - connected to each other and to the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Virgin, is how good you are with people. If you're - if you're good with people and you've got - you know,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
First of all, if you're setting up a new company, you want to try to find a brand that can work on… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I think bands will actually make more money without record companies; a much bigger share of the money will go to the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Create the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent. If you hire brilliant people, they will make work… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I think business needs to have a heart and to have a heart a company must be more than just a moneymaking… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can't, I'll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I'm a great believer in life to saying yes and not saying no, and hopefully making people smile and just having fun in life. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
