Richard Branson leadership & personality traits
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Richard Branson dropped out of school at age 16 to start a youth magazine. He later founded Virgin Records in the 1970s which became highly successful. Over the following decades, Branson expanded Virgin into many industries including airlines, telecommunications, and space travel. As the founder of Virgin Group, Branson is known for his daring business ventures and participative leadership style of empowering employees. He continues developing new companies and projects at Virgin.
Richard Branson leadership & personality traits
- 1. #1 Billionaire Saving the Planet Knight Bachelor #6 Richest In UK For #272 Richest in the World Services in Entrepreneurship Sir Richard Branson
- 3. Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on July 18, 1950, in Surrey, England. His father, Edward James Branson, worked as a barrister. His mother, Eve Branson, was employed as a flight attendant. Richard, who struggled with dyslexia, had a hard time with educational institutions. He nearly failed out of the all-boys Scaitcliffe School, which he attended until the age of 13. He then transferred to Stowe School, a boarding school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England.
- 4. Branson dropped out at the age of 16 to start a youthculture magazine called Student. The publication, run by students, for students, sold $8,000 worth of advertising in its first edition, which was launched in 1966. The first run of 50,000 copies was disseminated for free, after Branson covered the costs with advertising. By 1969, Branson was living in a London commune, surrounded by the British music and drug scene.
- 5. Branson had the idea to begin a mail-order record company called Virgin to help fund his magazine efforts. The company performed modestly, but made Branson enough that he was able to expand his business venture, adding a record shop in Oxford Street, London. With the success of the record shop, the high school drop-out was able to build a recording studio in 1972 in Oxfordshire, England.
- 6. Throughout his life, Richard Branson has never liked paying taxes. Since he started in business at the age of 19 – has been obsessed with money. He has said that since his late teens, his life ‘was always 99.5 per cent business’. He successfully undercut the prices of established retailers by avoiding the payment of purchase tax – worth £500,000 in today’s money.
- 7. In 1973, the huge profits from his Virgin Music company’s first hit. As a result, for 40 years, Branson and the Virgin empire have – albeit legally – limited their payment of British taxes to a minimal amount.
- 9. PARTICIPATIVE LEADER “What leadership boils down to is people. Whatever your style, whatever your method, you need to believe in yourself, your ideas and your staff. Nobody can be successful alone and you cannot be a great leader without great people to lead.”
- 10. “I have always believed in the art of delegation finding the best possible people for Virgin and giving them the freedom and encouragement to flourish. ” “When I set up Virgin Records, I even decided to separate myself physically from the company, by moving into a houseboat.”
- 12. OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE - VERY HIGH. EXTRAVERSION – HIGH. AGREEABLENESS – HIGH. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE – HIGH. CONCIENTIOUSNESS – VERY HIGH.
- 13. LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF SIR RICHARD BRANDSON People are the key to success Have fun Honesty and daring Inspiration
- 14. GENERAL PERSONALITY TRAITS Self confidence Trust Worthiness. High level of Humility. Authenticity. Enthusiasm, Optimism and warmth.
- 16. TASK RELATED TRAITS • Passion for work and the People. • Courageous, Flexible & Adaptable. • Internal Locus of Control. • Self-Management, Self Awareness & Social Awareness. • Relationship-Management.
- 17. Sir Richard Branson has a message on LEADERSHIP
- 19. from STUDENT “We’re VIRGINS in Business” - Tess Watts to GALACTIC & on & on & on
- 20. •In 1968--- START STUDENT magazine •In 1970 The Virgin Mail Order •1971 Company
- 21. • 1981 •1984 Virgin Atlantic •1988 Virgin Megastore
- 22. •1991 Virgin buys The Roof Gardens •1993 Virgin radio Station •1994
- 23. •1995 Virgin Cinema & •1996 Virgin Bridal Wear •1997 Virgin Trains
- 24. •2000 •2004 •2009
- 25. 2010 •2013
- 27. His most epic endeavours in the recent past The Homoerotic Hotspot The Mia Farrow Pseudo Hunger Strike The Umbilical Cord Business The Trip Around The World, In A Balloon The Restored Virgins, Al Fresco