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Sir Richard Branson – an unstoppable branding machine
How Sir Richard Brandon has defined the Virgin brand in his own image
Coaching and Coach Training in the Workplace
• How the workplace is changing from authoritarian bosses and jobs for life towards self directed learning and portfolio careers. • How the Virgin Empire was built using a coaching culture • Case histories of the implementation of coaching and coach training in the workplace. • Some facts and figures about Return On Investment. • Why companies introduce coaching. • A look into the future.

Staying positive in business – Drive away the negatives
Do you ever feel that you cannot cope with the pressures or failures that are ruining your business? Do you find it difficult to get into the right mindset to carry on? Here is an article to advise on some measures to help you to stay positive and focused to achieve your goals and make your business a success.
What is an entrepreneur?
Do you ever wonder what an entrepreneur is? Do you wonder what the difference is between an entrepreneur and a businessman? If so here is an account of what sort of person an entrepreneur is and what motivates him or her to succeed.
Breaking Free: Branson’s Early Years
“I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur,” says Richard Branson. At 56, despite his intentions, Branson has become one of the most successful and eccentric billionaires of the 20th century. He is the man behind one of the most recognizable brands in history and is sitting on an estimated fortune of $3.2 billion.

Lesson #2: Build A Powerful Brand
In 2005, Branson said his goal was to turn Virgin into “the most respected brand in the world.” Branson is not far off from achieving his goal. Virgin was recently found to be one of the UK’s top three favourite and most respected brand names and both the brand and the man behind it are known throughout the world.

Richard Branson Quotes
Richard Branson Quotes
Stealing the Show: How Barnum Made a Success of Himself
His association with ‘freaks’ and clowns has often led to him being overlooked as a businessman, but Barnum was indeed one of the most successful entrepreneurs of the 19th century. He started with nothing but determination, and used that to build a brand and an empire that continue to thrive today. How did he do it?
TED: Finding Balance
Another TED presentation to share: I spent four days at the annual TED Convention (March 7-10) in Monterey, CA. It was an amazing collection of people, including President Bill Clinton, venture capitalist John Doerr, producer J.J. Abrams, singer Paul Simon, Nobel prize winner Murray Gell-Mann, NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and a whole slew of politicians, executives, investors, and celebrities.

Feeling Out Of Your League
We’ve all felt it from time to time – the anticipation of getting an autograph from a childhood hero, the nervous energy before making a sales call with the major industry player, the one-of-a-kind rush and paralysis that comes from feeling just a bit out of your league.
How to Stay Innovative?
Sara Blakely, a local Atlantan, started the company Spanx out of her apartment. After several failed attempts to find the right undergarment to hide imperfections and panty lines when wearing white pants with open-toed shoes, she decided to cut the feet off her pantyhose. This worked beautifully! So, she wondered, why doesn't this already exist?
Build Your Foundation
My biggest issue has always been my lack of focus, so one of my New Year's resolutions is to step back in so many places, particularly my businesses, to assure I have the solid footing and grounding I need.

How entrepreneurs stay motivated
After the initial excitement of the brain wave that will change the world and revolutionize society has long ended; and the entrepreneur sets to the task of actually making their vision happen, sometimes set backs or sheer fatigue sets in. Then the visionary who was once so elated over their business idea starts to view it as work.
The Indian Richard Branson: How one fun loving businessman broke the mould
Head to India and you will no doubt hear about a man named Vijay Mallya. At 50 years old, he is one of the most famous personalities in the country, with his life being splashed across tabloids on a daily basis. He has built Kingfisher into one of the country’s most profitable and well-known brands, and his hands are in everything from beer to airlines to hospitals and schools. How did this one time doctor wanna-be become a billionaire tycoon?
The Power of One Great Idea
I've met a lot of great people with great ideas who take actions to work toward their dreams. But somehow, these people never realize what they set out to achieve. What is it that prevents them from success? These people have great attitude. They have good ideas. And they don't just sit on their ideas doing nothing. They work hard on their ideas. But they just don't seem to be getting anywhere.
What If I Don’t Launch A PR Campaign?
Don’t just ask yourself what will happen if you launch a PR campaign, but ask what won’t happen if you don’t.
How to Coach at Work
Leaderaship coaching is all the buzz at the moment and the 'in thing is to coach or be coached'. The problem is if you have decided that coaching is for your organisation but you dont know where to start, then this article will give you some food for thought and some help.

Dare to Dream Bigger than You Ever Have
Are you short-changing yourself? Do you hold back on how big you let yourself dream? Is it time for you to super-size your goals and dreams? You know the adage-life gives us what you ask of it? It's really true.

If you thought recruiting staff was easy, try recruiting franchisees!
Recruiting franchisees is complicated. Franchisors are looking for a very special individual who has the drive to run his or her own business. And there are numerous other problems to overcome!
Virgin Mobile embraces slow economy with “Screw You Recession” ad campaign
Virgin Mobile Canada rolls out cheeky new ad campaign to combat slowing economy.
The One Sales and Marketing Idea That Will Separate You From the Crowd
Direct mail, telephone, e-mail, internet, personal sales, networking, newsletters, articles, press releases, e-newsletters, radio shows, radio ads, TV ads, infomercials, billboards, signage, company cars, posters, letters, blogs. These are all good ways to market your business. Every business that employs these techniques will get a certain amount of results. There are dozens of marketing tools that can be used to promote your business, but none of them will make an enormous difference if they are not partnered with something even more important.

The Apprentice - The Dreaded Interviews
Be warned – this posting reveals who has been ‘fired’ from the eleventh episode and the rest of the post is only my observation and opinion based upon 60 minutes of edited TV, nothing more.
What Billionaires Know About Getting Things Done Fast
Are you on the fast track? Developing an ability to function at record speed is a masterful key to the success of many billionaires. If your great ideas aren’t gaining ground you may need to consider the pace in which you are progressing.
The Young and Old Man
Be inspired. Be motivated. Recognise the power of mentorship.
Jazz Leadership
“I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There is more improvisation.” - Warren Bennis Jazz is a great metaphor for leadership so I thought it would be interesting to explore how running an organisation might be more like improvisation. Here are some jazz improv tips and I’ve added my thoughts about how they apply to leadership, together with quotes from some of the jazz greats that seem to tell the same story.
Management Courses
It’s a big, scary world out there, especially for the entrepreneur wanna be who has had little to no business experience or training. Entrepreneurs are known for their willingness to take risks, for their innovation, and not necessarily for their academic record. Indeed, many of the most successful CEOs in the world are those who dropped out of university or even high school in order to follow their dreams. But for those of you who aren’t sure you are the next Richard Branson, a high school dropout so determined to be his own boss that he is now a billionaire, there are other options. One of those options is to take management courses.

Handling Charismatic People
Having had a meeting today with a charismatic business woman, I felt inspired to reflect on best ways to deal with charismatic people. Something that might come in handy when you meet Alan Sugar or Richard Branson. Whether you work for a charismatic boss, manage a charismatic individual or have a charismatic client, there are a number of suggested approaches that can optimise the quality of your communication.
SEO and the Entrepreneur
I wanted to write my first article for EvanCarmichael.com from the perspective of both a search engine optimization professional and an entrepreneur. When I was invited to write for the site and the community of entrepreneurs, I came to visit the site and my hero or role model in the business world was in the flash header for the site. He is Richard Branson.
7 reasons to thank your boss today
Employers are often seen as the bad guys when in fact they are everyday heroes and optimists. If you are in a job right now, here are seven reasons to applaud your boss. A job is a very great privilege so go say 'Thank you' to your boss today!

Know Everything About Your Business
Know Everything About Your Business - Whatever business you are in, know everything about it. In the event planning business people think that because they can do a dinner party at home for 10 people they can do a large event for 1,000. Start at the bottom and learn all the rungs of the business.
It is all about Attitude
Do you wake up every morning and decide what sort of a day you are going to have? Do you decide to make your day a “win”? Ill bet that if you do, you will ensure your success for that day… It is all about attitude when it comes to running a successful business… oh and a few other “bits and pieces”… but without the attitude it would all amount to a meaningless existence… Positive thinking and always improving the way the systems are run in your business with ensure your company drives forward the way you have always dreamed and planned (you do have a plan for your business dont you?)...

Other Richard Branson Related Articles

Breaking Free: Branson’s Early Years
“I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur,” says Richard Branson. At 56, despite his intentions, Branson has become one of the most successful and eccentric billionaires of the 20th century. He is the man behind one of the most recognizable brands in history and is sitting on an estimated fortune of $3.2 billion.

Richard Branson Quotes
Richard Branson Quotes
Richard Branson Biography
Much like the public has come to expect the unexpected from this unpredictable British entrepreneur, so too is the Richard Branson biography a story of ups and downs, antics and wild behaviour, and both successes and failures. To learn about this Virgin Knight is to understand more about a man who has refused to follow convention, who has pursued and achieved his dreams his way, and who seems to have had more fun than most along the way.

Richard Branson Virgin
Its name may raise some eyebrows, but there can be no doubt as to the tremendous success of the Richard Branson Virgin Group. Run as a cluster of separate and distinct companies that come together under the Virgin brand, this Group was first established by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. With services that range from travel and music to wine, cosmetics, and even bridal wear, Virgin remains one of the most successful privately held corporations in the U.K., and indeed, the world.

Billionaire Leverage Techniques 5 Tips to Accomplish Your Big Dream
If you study billionaires (which I do) you will learn a special leverage technique they all use to manifest their dreams into reality. I’ve seen this technique used by Oprah, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson. The technique: build a team to bring the vision to life.

Life Is Good
Richard Branson has a big ego, which can be off-putting. (My one contact with him was unpleasant; it gave new meaning to the word "condescending.")
Motivate Your Salespeople Like Richard Branson
Richard Branson, the eccentric founder of Virgin Airlines and multiple other businesses is the epitome of "unconventional" businessman. He does things HIS way, he does things the way he feels are right...and with a billion or so in the bank, he's been more right than wrong.

As CEO, Where Do You Spend Most of Your Time?
Take a look at some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs/leaders and you’ll see where they spend most of their time. People like Steve Jobs from Apple, Richard Branson from Virgin, and the late Anita Roddick from The Body Shop. Here is where YOU should be spending most of your time.
Create Empire Building
Have you ever wondered how Richard Branson built his empire from nothing? What’s certain is that when he was 19 and larking about with his student newspaper he didn’t sit down and write out a business plan that included owning a couple of airlines, a space program, an island paradise and a financial institution or two!

Personal Branding: Learn From The Best
It’s not success that makes an individual memorable. What else do Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, and Oprah Winfrey have in common? You guessed it-they have incredible personal brands. What do they know that the rest of us don’t? Below are several lessons we can learn from these giants in the world of personal branding:
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