http://www.marieforleo.com/2011/07/qa-tuesday-richard-branson/
#1 Lesson
- Key is how good you are with people
- Genuinely care
- Surround yourself with ppl excited about what you're doing
- Draw out the best in people
- Lavish praise
- Inspire
- Never use the "I" word - you're a team: "we're doing this"
- Never centre on yourself
- Be a great leader from day 1 even if only 1 or 2 people
- there will be bad times - people will work day and night to keep whatever you're creating alive
Next stage in bulding businesses
- Be a great delegator
- Find someone who is better than you - to replace you so you can move onto the next thing
- Entrepreneur is not a manger - a starter of ideas who hands over
- Manager on the other hand - immerse yourself in the busines and don't worry about moving on
- Steve Jobs more a manager than a entrepreneur
Get to know people in fun situations = learn a lot more than in meetings.
Meetings, meetings, meetings = burnt out
