teamwork Quotes

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to build a business empire... For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that's going to make a real difference to other people's lives.

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.

The art of delegation is one of the key skills any entrepreneur must master.

From a young age, I learned to focus on the things I was good at and delegate to others what I was not good at. That's how Virgin is run. Fantastic people throughout the Virgin Group run our businesses, allowing me to think creatively and strategically.