Give your employees a mission that matches their ambitions. When you challenge people, they surprise you. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you want to stand out from the crowd, give people a reason not to forget you — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express. — 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
In 30 years time, as technology moves forward even further, people are going to look back and wonder why offices ever existed. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I love people. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Being dyslexic can actually help in the outside world. I see some things clearer than other people do because I have to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We've definitely cracked the technology. Now we're just trying to be able to produce the amount of fuels that we need to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There's no better satisfaction than watching the people around you, who have worked day and night to get something right, realising the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Realize that the people who are working with you, this is their life. You know, 80% of their time is spent at… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there's some Shakespearean play taking… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Capitalism has proven to be the only system that works, but the problem with capitalism is that extreme wealth ends up in… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Values cannot be speedily forgotten if it is inconvenient or commercially expedient. Values have to have meaning and longevity; otherwise they are… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We need a new way of doing business to get out of the present crisis ... Absolute greed has come close to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I love creating things, and as an entrepreneur, I've taken on quite a lot of major corporations and done well. Capitalism is… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you offer people a decent service, if you give them you know Internet access, if their phones are not cut off… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also… — 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
When employees tell you about their good ideas for the business, don't limit your response to asking questions, taking notes and following… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Business has to give people enriching, rewarding lives...or it's simply not worth doing. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You shouldn't be looking for people slipping up, you should be looking for all the good things people do and praising those. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've obviously been born fortunate. I love people. I enjoy every single minute of my life. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Most entrepreneurs are not doing it for financial motives in the first place. They're just people who love creating. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The important thing is that you've got a strong foundation before you start to try to save the world or help other… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
All good leaders listen to their people and empower them to go away and turn any innovative ideas they have into a… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Brave people don't live forever, but cautious people don't live at all. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The best way forward is to give more people everywhere greater power to build their own destinies. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have always believed that personal relationships are vital in business and that people should be directly accountable for their actions. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Every great movement in the world starts with a tiny group of people who simply refuse to accept a situation. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've never sued anybody, though there have been one or two occasions I've wanted to strangle one or two people. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
A company is people … employees want to know… am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel?… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I am a believer in trying to treat people properly and trying to respond and making sure that I find the time… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I enjoy the company of other people. That's where I get most of my satisfaction from — 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
Everything in your business can be outsourced... if you're not emotionally attached to doing it all. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There isn't a flight goes by when I don't stare out of the window and thank my stars for what I'm seeing and feeling. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image