Screw Business As Usual, Richard Branson
Screw Business As Usual, Richard Branson
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Screw Business As Usual

Author: Richard Branson

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 01/15/2013


Synopsis

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:

"People often associate me with challenges, with trying to break records while sailing the Atlantic or flying in a jet stream in a balloon or going into space with Virgin Galactic. But this audiobook isn't just about fun and adventure and exceeding one's wildest dreams. It's a different kind of business book. It's about revolution. My message is a simple one: business as usual isn't working. In fact, business as usual is wrecking this 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 lifesaving medicine.

"But my message is not all doom and gloom. I will describe how 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 is a force for good. By that I mean that doing good is good for business.

"Doing the right thing can be profitable. I will show how this works step by step in the following pages. It's the core message of this book. I often say, 'Have fun and the money will come.' I still believe that, but now I am saying, 'Do good, have fun and the money will come.'"

About Richard Branson

Richard Branson is an international entrepreneur, adventurer, icon, and the founder of the Virgin Group. His autobiography, Losing My Virginity, and his books on business Screw It, Let’s Do It and Business Stripped Bare were international bestsellers. He is also the author of Reach for the Skies and Screw Business as Usual.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim on November 07, 2012

I'm a big Richard Branson fan-boy, and really liked his first book, Losing My Virginity (which I highly recommend). Since then, I've given a few of his other books a try. I gave Screw Business as Usual a try this week. It was very quick to get through so I thought I'd post a short review. The book i......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on June 21, 2015

So now comes Sir Richard with a critique of modern business practices that only he could produce. In exhorting readers to "Screw Business as Usual" Branson is calling upon us to reinvent capitalism in a more ethical, more just, and less destructive way. His primary theme here is that Capitalism 2490......more

Goodreads review by Huw on May 22, 2022

This is not the kinda of book you read that when you finish it's straight onto the next book, no way. This book challenges the reader act, to make a difference, to do your bit for climate change, for peace, for homelessness, to be a positive impact. The reader is given some amazing examples of people......more

Goodreads review by Sealove on February 03, 2014

Excellent! Bravo Richard! It is these type of ideas that truly bring about change. But not just change for the sake of it… Real change and real passion to see a different tomorrow than the one we are experiencing today. The idea of the elders and the business leaders is one who's time has come… And i......more

Goodreads review by Georgev on January 22, 2013

It was very distracting hearing the sound of RB patting himself on the back at every turn of a page. The book is basically a public relations sticker. Yes, I am happy to see a person of his vast wealth involved in so many philanthropic and sustainable business actions. How a bout a little grace and......more