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

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
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Business Magnate
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Entrepreneur
Film Producer
High School Teacher
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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me
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There are some nasty, nasty incidents taking place in the world, but [it's] much better than it used to be.
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Realize that the people who are working with you, this is their life. You know, 80% of their time is spent at work. Make sure that they're proud of what they're doing, that they're enjoying what they're doing.
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I just like to enjoy life and push myself. Of course, there is method to my madness. When you are entering into a new industry, for example, it helps to do something to get your name on the front pages.
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Launching a business is essentially an adventure in problem-solving.
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My definition of success? The more you are actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel.
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There's no better satisfaction than watching the people around you, who have worked day and night to get something right, realising the dream.
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Good customer service begins at the top. If your senior people don't get it, even the strongest links further down the line can become compromised.
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You need lucky breaks to be successful.
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Flowers flourish when they're watered, and shrivel up when they're not. People are no different. The best leaders are the ones who look for the best in people.
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If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. You must love what you do.
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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, you have to take calculated risks otherwise you're going to sit in mothballs all day and do nothing.
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In a sense, when we started Virgin Atlantic, I was trying to create an airline for myself. If you try to build the perfect airline for yourself, it will be appreciated by others.
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In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it. I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.
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With space travel, [it's] no different. You know, in 1990 I read the name Virgin Galactic Airways. Loved the name. And set out to try to find an engineer or rocket scientist in the world who could build a safe, reusable rocket that could take people to and from space and we could start a whole new era of commercial space travel.
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Enjoy life - you only get one.
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I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.
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Create the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent. If you hire brilliant people, they will make work feel more like play.
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If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.
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Anyone who makes an effort at whatever they hope to accomplish can, and will, seriously improve their chances of succeeding.
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