Richard Branson’s Characteristics

Key Characteristic of a President | Compare with Richard Branson’s characteristics | Strategic vision and a direction | * has a vision of captivating new and challenging future prospects and wants to continue his brand (Virgin) | Intelligence | * Has an ability to make a strong recovery for any failure & continually innovating. | Personality | * Got a remarkable success as result of his own colorful and enthusiastic personality & his desire to enjoy himself. * Having self-awareness | Connectivity | * Meeting people & travelling most of the time, but always have a note book in his back pocket to join down questions, concerns or good ideas. * Develop teamwork, commitment and employee motivation * Adoptive, supportive & participative behavior | Determination & risk taking | * Sets his goals high and doesn’t rest until he has left his mark. | Leadership | * “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 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” | Effective communication skills | * Branson has been able to make good contacts and friendship with people from all over the world due to his ability to have good cross cultural communication skills | Character and integrity | * Use his personality publicize his brand through his charm | An ability to work with Congress | * Gives responsibility to his subordinates according to their readiness for the task. * Enjoys good rapport among subordinates * Gives freedom to performance to employees