Virgin Group - October 11, 2017 - Ways of working and workplace culture have evolved and millennials coming into the workplace have very different expectations from their job than previous generations. Younger employees don't see their roles as jobs for life and will simply leave a company if it doesn't match up to what they want. People are what have made Virgin what it is today and my philosophy has always been treat staff how you would want to be treated. Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.
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The essence of entrepreneurship:
“Entrepreneurship in its truest form is about identifying a gap in the market and creating a product of use to fill that hole.”
- Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group.
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Virgin Group - October 11, 2017
Ways of working and workplace culture have evolved and millennials coming into the workplace have very different expectations from their job than previous generations.
Younger employees don’t see their roles as jobs for life and will simply leave a company if it doesn’t match up to what they want.
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Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group.
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People are what have made Virgin what it is today and my philosophy has always been treat staff how you would want to be treated.
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.
Rigid corporate culture doesn’t inspire people to think creatively and come up with innovative solutions.
You get a lot more done when you get rid of the formalities and hierarchies.
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Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group.
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I may have been knighted but I always prefer it when people call me Richard – leaders should be approachable and everyone should be treated the same.
If you call your cleaner by their first name then you should also do the same for your CEO or founder.
Staff turnover can be a drain on a business and it can help to look at what you’re giving people – would you be happy with what they’re getting?
In that spirit, we’ve always tried to do things a little differently at Virgin.
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We want to give our employees the freedom to be their best, most productive selves.
At Virgin Management, we encourage flexible working and have policies such as unlimited leave.
https://www.virgin.com/company/virgin-management-limited
There is also no dress code – you won’t see a tie in sight at the Battleship Building (unless somebody wanted to – which unsurprisingly they don’t!).
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“A core objective of Virgin Management is to enhance the performance of the Group’s current portfolio and identify new investment opportunities for the Group.”
- Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group.
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People should wear what they feel comfortable in to do their jobs.
The world of business may have changed a lot since we started Virgin but our core values have stayed the same.
We encourage ideas, innovation, disruption and creativity at work – and of course a little play.
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“We work closely with our existing portfolio of companies and support them with our brand and insight teams.”
- Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group.
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Most people just want to be trusted to do their jobs and if you give them this freedom, they usually do them very well.
Does this all sound to good to be true?
It isn’t – head over to our careers page to find out more about what we do.
Richard Branson
Source: Virgin Group
https://www.virgin.com/person/richard-branson
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