Richard Branson Quotes

I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.

The ability to delegate begins with believing in the potential of people.

One's single greatest strength may be uncovering the hidden talents of another person.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

I think one of my strengths is that I can always take advice, and I can delegate. I know a lot of people feel the need to do everything themselves, but I am not one of them.

Hire the best people, and trust what you hired them to do.

That's a strong sign of a good coach, to let an assistant participate. It shows his confidence in the coach's ability not to have to dominate everything.

If you have excellent people, then you have to give them the power.

It is good for a manager to believe in the ability that you've got and give you the confidence to go out and enjoy your football.

Whenever there is somebody at Epic who is capable of doing something better than me, I let them at it.

Look for the best in people to build a fantastic team

I learnt from an early age this need to delegate responsibility out to other team members as there is just too much for one person to do themselves. What is the point of hiring talented team members if you don't give them the freedom to make the most of the chance you have given them?

What I've learned over the years is it's so much better to surround yourself with real talent and hire real chefs. I learned more from the chefs I have working for me than you could ever imagine. There's nothing wrong with being able to create opportunities for people, and you don't have to do everything, take credit for everything, and have all the weight be on your shoulders.

Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail. We very often confuse personality with leadership. In other words, leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person.

Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail.

The more confident you are, the more you can let go and believe that the people you've chosen to be in your circle are able to do what they say they're going to do and what they're really good at. It has made me a better band member, too.

Faith in people is an essential quality of an influencer when working with others, yet it is a scarce commodity today.

Tried to find me an executive position, but no matter how smooth I talked they wouldn't listen to the fact that I was a genius.

We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.

I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be coaching as much.

Leadership is the ability to encourage the best efforts of others in working toward a desirable goal.

I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go.

Talented performers flock to the best and brightest leaders, and these leaders in turn lift the lids off their people and uncork the latent talent inside of them.

Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.

I don't have any secret sauce and I'm no smarter than anyone else. I will say I have surrounded myself with unbelievable talent that has made my job easier.