Screw Business As Usual by Richard Branson

Screw Business As Usual by Richard Branson

From the trailblazing founder and CEO of the Virgin Group, a powerful argument for using business to make a positive impact in the world.

Richard Branson, one of the world's most famous and admired business leaders, argues that it's time to turn capitalism upside down--to 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 isn't working. In fact, it's 'business as usual' that's wrecking our planet. Resources are being used up; the air, the sea, the land--are all heavily polluted. The poor are getting poorer. Many are dying of starvation or because they can't afford a dollar a day for life-saving medicine. . . . Prophesying doom and gloom is simply not my style. . . . I think business can help fix things and create a more prosperous world for everyone. I happen to believe in business because I believe that business can be a force for good. By that I mean doing good is good for business."

Screw Business as Usual shows how easy it is for both businesses and individuals to embark on a whole new way of doing things, solving major problems and turning our work into something we both love and are proud of.

Richard Branson, the Virgin Group's founder and chairman, was born in 1950 and began his first business, a magazine called Student, when he was sixteen years old. Virgin began as a mail-order record firm in 1970 and has since grown to include over a hundred businesses in industries such as travel, entertainment, shopping, media, financial services, and publishing. With his wife, Joan, and their daughters, Holly and Sam, he splits his time between London and Oxfordshire.