Leadership Quotes by Richard Branson

Lead by listening - to be a good leader you have to be a great listener.

— Richard Branson

You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion.

— Richard Branson

Communicate your passion clearly, concisely and with genuine conviction.

— Richard Branson

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

— Richard Branson

When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel.

— Richard Branson

To be a great leader, you must be a great listener

— Richard Branson

A good leader doesn't get stuck behind a desk.

— Richard Branson

Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is…

— Richard Branson

I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting…

— Richard Branson

Leading by fear is a lot of companies' approach, and a horrible way for people to exist in their lives, when most…

— Richard Branson

Flowers flourish when they're watered, and shrivel up when they're not. People are no different. The best leaders are the ones who…

— Richard Branson

Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work,…

— Richard Branson

All good leaders listen to their people and empower them to go away and turn any innovative ideas they have into a…

— Richard Branson

It isn't effective or productive to force your employees to do anything. Choice empowers people and makes for a more content workforce.

— Richard Branson

We need every person on Earth to acknowledge that climate change is real and encourage each other and our leaders to address…

— Richard Branson

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

Breaking the rules and challenging convention is in the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. Doing things differently and solving problems with new,…

— Richard Branson

Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen…

— Richard Branson

A company is simply a group of people. And as a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, you…

— Richard Branson

I think business leaders all over the world should not just think of how we can make lots of money, which is…

— Richard Branson

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.…

— Richard Branson

I like to take chances on people, and whenever possible, promote from within - it sends a great message to everyone in…

— Richard Branson

People who work for me are working for what I believe in. The leaders who run our companies do so on the…

— Richard Branson

We always enter markets where the leaders are not doing a great job, so we can go in and disrupt them by…

— Richard Branson

What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would…

— Richard Branson

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on…

— Richard Branson

A good leader leads from the front. Don't get stuck in the office. Get out, meet people and listen to their stories.

— Richard Branson

Create the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent. If you hire brilliant people, they will make work…

— Richard Branson

I think that being a business a leader that treads all over people to get to the top is actually not the…

— Richard Branson

I may be a businessman in that I set up and run companies for profit, but when I try to plan ahead…

— Richard Branson

As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing…

— Richard Branson

Innovation happens when people are given the freedom to ask questions and the resources and power to find the answers.

— Richard Branson