Frasi di Richard Branson

„Allena le persone abbastanza bene da poterle lasciare, trattale abbastanza bene da non volerlo.“

—  Richard Branson

„Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.“

—  Richard Branson

„Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.“

—  Richard Branson

„If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!“

—  Richard Branson

„Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no“

—  Richard Branson

„Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.“

—  Richard Branson

Origine: Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life

„The brave may not live forever – But the cautious do not live at all“

—  Richard Branson

Origine: Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You at Business School

„Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures!“

—  Richard Branson

Origine: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur

„Business opportunities are like buses; there’s always another one coming.“

—  Richard Branson

„There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.“

—  Richard Branson

„Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary.“

—  Richard Branson

Origine: Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

„A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.“

—  Richard Branson

„As soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to be unhappy. Waking up stressed and miserable is not a good way to live.“

—  Richard Branson

Origine: Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life

„It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.“

—  Richard Branson

Origine: Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

„To be associated with industry no longer carries the stigma of profiteering, exploitation and of being uncaring as it did when I was at school.“

—  Richard Branson

From Branson's Foreword to the book: [Marcouse, Ian, 1996, Understanding Industry, Bath, Hodder & Stoughton, ix, 034067927-1, 2014]

„Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.“

—  Richard Branson

„I think other companies need to stand on their own two feet, and the weak ones need to go to the wall.“

—  Richard Branson

Interviewed by the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7903172.stm on his opposition to extending bail-outs beyond the banking sector during the Great Recession, 21 February 2009

„One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes.“

—  Richard Branson

From Richard Branson's blog ‘Learning from mistakes’ on the Virgin Website

„The talents of young people must not be stifled. Education is not just about getting the right grades in exams but it should encourage all students to develop their optimum capacity, whatever that may be. Schools and colleges should prepare young people for life.“

—  Richard Branson

From Branson's Foreword to the book: [Marcouse, Ian, 1996, Understanding Industry, Bath, Hodder & Stoughton, ix, 034067927-1, 2014]