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SIR RICHARD BRANSON
SIR RICHARD BRANSON
• Born July 18, 1950, England • Virgin Group - 400 companies • Companies cost $ 25 billion
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MilestonesHe was knighted in 1999 for his “Services to entrepreneurship“ Sir Richard appears at No. 85 on the 2002 list of “100 Greatest Britons”
Sir Richard was also ranked in 2007's Time Magazine"Top 100 Most Influential People in the World".
On 7 Dec 2007, United Nations Secretary presented Branson with the United Citizen of the World Award for his support for environmental and humanitarian causes
“My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them…from the perspective of wanting to live life to the full, I felt that I had to attempt it”.
When he was 16 years old, he dropped out of school to move to London and launch Student Magazine, which did
relatively more success.At 19 founded the Virgin mail order record companySuccess in selling mail order records, opening of a
record shop then launched own record label, Virgin Records.
On May 25, 1973, the Richard Branson biography took on a whole new dimension with the release of Mike Old fields ‐the first release for Virgin Records, which quickly became a best‐seller throughout England
GREAT SUCCESS
How he began
Virgin Records music label Virgin Atlantic Airways (USA) Virgin Mobile (India) Virgin Media (UK's fastest broadband) Virgin Blue Australia Virgin Galactic
Top known companies
Branson’s Empire
Branson didn’t run his businesses by strategies.Instead, he keeps a ‘to do’ list, that he writes at the
beginning of each day.In recent years, Branson has taken steps to
define a strategy for the Virgin Group ‐ Branded Venture Capitalism was what his strategy advisor called it.
Mingle like a common man, go ahead like a bullet.Size does matter: you need to challenge and
compete with big brands to become big yourself. Take it easy, mix fun with work.
Virgin brand
Main characteristics • Ability to connect with people.
• Innovative approach to the business. •Like challenges and always disengage difficulties.
•I’m not good at theory.Almost everything I’ve learned, I’ve learned by doing. •Topping my list of gut feelings is this: business has to give people enriching, rewarding lives, or it’s simply not worth doing.
STRATEGY
• Listen to peopleEncourage communication and feedback.
• Integrate personnel in
to other parts of organization.
BRANSON'S SKILLS•Public Relations genius
‐he understands what the
media wants and gives it to them.
• He is likeable. He knows
when to disappear.
CORE BELIEFS AND VALUES • Helping people achieve things that they did not know they were capable of • Being a catalyst to the success of others •Constantly learning
VALUES AND BELIEFS •He says that he never listens to critics. • He is a sponge for new ideas•Inspire people to think like Entrepreneurs
Quiet, serious, sensitive and kind. Do not like conflict, and not likely to do things which may generate conflict
Loyal and faithful. Extremely well developed senses, and aesthetic appreciation for beauty
Not interested in leading or controlling others Flexible and open-minded. Likely to be original
and creative. Enjoy the present moment.
Personality
Leadership Skills
Employee Empowerment
Patiently listens to Employees’ ideas
Not a conventional business person
Never forces a consensus
Energizes people towards higher performance
Collaborating, Competing, Compromising, Avoiding,
Accommodating
Transformational Leadership-
Focused on bringing about changes in organization by building vision, securing commitment and empowering people.
Path Goal Theory(Participative Leadership)-
Leaders to provide information, support and resources to help followers achieve the goals.
Leadership theories
Situational Theory (Hersey & Blanchard): High concern for relationship and low concern for task i.e. Participative behavior.
Ohio State Studies: He is a consideration type of leader who believe in fostering informal relations. Establish warm, friendly and supportive climate for the subordinates to perform well.
Leadership theories
Art of delegation… I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses…
Branson says his philosophy of "look for the best and you'll get the best" helped him build an empire recognized for its young, fun culture…
• “If a flower is watered, it flourishes. If not, it shrivels up & dies.” Employee should be given the
opportunity to do well in a different Virgin Group job. Firing is seldom an option…
Leadership qualities
Motivational strategies extend to innovative ideas. The key to encourage innovation within the Virgin ranks, suggests Branson, is to listen to any and all ideas and to offer feedback.
Inspire people to think like entrepreneurs, and whatever you do, treat them like adults.
“One thing is certain in business. You & everyone around you will make mistakes. You have to trust people around you to learn from their mistakes. Blame and recriminations are pointless.”
Leadership qualities
Team Spirit
Family oriented
Good in sports
Flexible
Open-minded
Welcomes different ideas and does not impose
his decisions on employees
Had his own Advisory team
Abilene Paradox: Avoids Conflicts
• In January 1991, Branson crossed the Pacific from Japan to Arctic Canada, 6,700 miles (10,800 km), in a balloon of 2,600,000 cubic feet (74,000 m3). This broke the record, with a speed of 245 miles per hour (394 km/h).
WORLD RECORD ATTEMPTS
• In March 2004, Branson set a record by travelling from Dover to Calais in a Gibbs Aquila in 1 hour, 40 minutes and 6 seconds, the fastest crossing of the English Channel in an amphibious vehicle.
RICHARD BRANSON NET WORTH IS $4.2 BILLION AS ON MARCH 2012
HE OWNS AN ENTIRE ISLAND FOR HIM SELF !
VIRGIN ISLAND
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