As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.
Richard BransonIn 30 years time, as technology moves forward even further, people are going to look back and wonder why offices ever existed.
Richard BransonIf you are seizing on a new business opportunity, deliberately move your customers' expectations up a few notches and consistently over-deliver on your promises - you will leave your competitors struggling to catch up.
Richard BransonLoyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.
Richard BransonWe'd love to be involved with the creation of something very special, something quite large and something quite exciting.
Richard BransonA company is simply a group of people. And as a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, you have to be a great motivator, you have to be very good at praising and looking for the best in people. People are no different from flowers. If you water flowers, they flourish. If you praise people, they flourish. That's a critical attribute of a leader.
Richard Branson