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Sir richard branson leadership
Richard Branson founded the Virgin Group, which now has close to 200 companies in over 30 countries valued at $25 billion. He struggled in school due to dyslexia but left at age 15 with a passion for business. He started his first venture, Student magazine, at age 16. Branson grew Virgin Records in the 1970s and expanded into other industries like Virgin Atlantic Airways in the 1980s. He encourages new business ideas and empowered employees to launch ventures like Virgin Brides. Branson was knighted in 1999 for his entrepreneurship and continues pursuing ambitious ventures, recently announcing plans to invest in space tourism.
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Presentation by Sandeep, Yogesh, Vinod, and Jaydeep on Sir Richard Branson.
The Virgin Group consists of close to 200 companies and costs $25 billion, making it one of the largest companies globally.
Branson struggled with dyslexia and left school at 15, yet he had great business ideas and an inspiring ability to energize others.
Branson launched his first business, a magazine at 16. He later opened Virgin Records, which had sold 5 million copies of Tubular Bells.
Branson supports new business ideas and empowers others, as seen in the launch of Virgin brides from an employee's idea.
Branson was knighted for his entrepreneurial services and is now investing in space tourism for future travel opportunities.
Branson is regarded as a leader due to his empowerment of employees, unconventional approach, and energetic motivation.
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Sir richard branson leadership
- 1. SIR RICHARD BRANSON Presented By SandeepMane Yogesh Vinod Jaydeep
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- 3. The VirginGroup with close to 200 companies in over 30 countries. It is one of the largest companies in the world
- 4. Sir Richard Bransonhad Dyslexia made school struggle Richard didn't breeze through school. He left school at age of 15.
- 5. But he havethe great business ideas an his ability to energize the ambitions of others
- 6. His first businessventure was a magazine called Student at the age of 16. Branson sold advertising to major corporation to support his magazine. He include articles by minister of parliament, rock star, intellectuals, & celebrities.
- 7. In 1970, heset up an audio record mail- order business. He built a small recording studio & signed his first artist “Mike Oldfield” recorded “Tubullar Bell” The album sold 5 million copies In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label, virgin hotels starts in 1988, virgin cola in 1994.
- 8. Sir Richard Bransonskill of empowering peoples idea to fuel success . When the flight attendant from virgin airline approached him with her vision of wedding business, Richard told her to go do it. He even put on a wedding dress himself to help launch the publicity. Virgin brides was born.
- 9. Sir Richard Bransonis more a support of new ideas than a create of them He encourages searches for new business ideas everywhere he goes & even has a spot on Virgin Web site called “Got a Big Idea?”
- 10. In December 1999Richard Branson was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Millennium New Year’s Honors list for “Services to entrepreneurship”
- 11. What next inBranson list? He recently announced that Virgin was investing money in “trying to make sure that, in the not too distance future, people from around the world will able to go into space” not everyone is convinced that space tourism came become a fully fledged part of the travel industry but with Branson behind the idea is just may fly
- 13. Would you classifyRichard Branson as a manager or a leader? What qualities distinguish him as one over the other? :- Leader 1) Employee Empowerment 2) Patiently listens to Employees’ ideas 3) Not a conventional business person 4) Energizes people towards higher performance 5) Collaborating, Competing, Compromising, Avoiding, Accommodating