Richard Branson - Screw It, Let's Do It - Screw Business As Usual - The Virgin Way: 3 Books
Book 1 - Screw It, Let's Do It.
Throughout my life I have achieved many remarkable things. In Screw It, Let's Do It, I will share with you my ideas and the secrets of my success, but not simply because I hope they'll help you achieve your individual goals.
The common thinking of people is that a person who has dropped out of school will never survive. Those who study do not have jobs, so what about those who do not study? Richard's life is one that corrects this thinking. The man behind Virgin group. Through his own life, he shows us that we can achieve anything in the world if we have a firm goal in mind and a willingness to work hard for it.
Book 2 - Screw Business As Usual: Turning Capitalism into a Force for Good
Richard Branson, argues that its time to turn capitalism upside downto shift our values from an exclusive focus on profit to also caring for people, communities and the planet.
As he writes, My message is a simple one: business as usual isnt working. In fact, its business as usual thats wrecking our planet. Resources are being used up; the air, the sea, the landare all heavily polluted. The poor are getting poorer. Many are dying of starvation or because they cant afford a dollar a day for life-saving medicine.
Book 3 - 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 todays 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 youre 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.
