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The Virgin way : how to listen, learn, laugh and lead / Richard Branson.

By: Branson, Richard [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Virgin Books, 2015Copyright date: ©2014Description: 392 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780753519899 (paperback) :.Subject(s): Branson, Richard | LeadershipDDC classification: 658.4092 BRA
Contents:
Part One - Listen -- Old Blocks and Young Chips -- The Dying Art of Listening -- Mirror Mirror -- K-I-S-S and Tell -- Burn Down the Mission -- Part Two- Learn -- Defining Leadership -- What Chance Luck? --- Typically Atypical -- Big Dogfights -- Innovation is Nothing New -- Hiring em' and Keeping em' -- Part Three - Laugh -- Culturing the Culture -- The Fruits of Passion -- The Party Line -- Part Four - Lead -- Leaders of the Future -- Being There -- Collaboration is the Key -- Decisions, Decisions -- Good Business.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library Display 658.4092 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38888000952881
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In September 2012, a YOUGOV poll conducted in Britain found that the person British workers would most like as their manager was Sir Richard Branson.

With over 40 years in business, Richard Branson is an inspiring pioneer of humanitarian projects and an iconic business leader. In The Virgin Way: How to Listen, Learn, Laugh and Lead , Richard shares and distils his secrets of leadership and success. Featuring anecdotes from his own business dealings, as well as his observations of many others who have inspired him - from politicians, business leaders, explorers, scientists and philanthropists - Richard reflects on the qualities he feels are essential for success in today's world.

This is not a conventional book on leadership. There are no rules - but rather the secrets of leadership that he has learned along the way from his days at Virgin Records, to his recent work with The Elders. Whether you're at the beginning of your career, or head of a Fortune 500 company - this is your guide to being your own CEO (Chief Enabling Officer) and becoming a true leader - not just a boss.

Originally published: 2014.

Includes index.

Part One - Listen -- Old Blocks and Young Chips -- The Dying Art of Listening -- Mirror Mirror -- K-I-S-S and Tell -- Burn Down the Mission -- Part Two- Learn -- Defining Leadership -- What Chance Luck? --- Typically Atypical -- Big Dogfights -- Innovation is Nothing New -- Hiring em' and Keeping em' -- Part Three - Laugh -- Culturing the Culture -- The Fruits of Passion -- The Party Line -- Part Four - Lead -- Leaders of the Future -- Being There -- Collaboration is the Key -- Decisions, Decisions -- Good Business.

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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies.

Sir Richard is the author of a number of books, Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way. (Virgin Books 1998), Screw It, Let's Do It. (Virgin Books 2006), Business Stripped Bare. (Virgin Books 2008), Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen and Blasting Into Space. (2010), Screw Business as Usual. Portfolio/Penguin (2011), Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You at Business School (2013), The Virgin Way: How to Listen, Learn, Laugh and Lead (2014), all published by Virgin Books.

(Bowker Author Biography)