Staff at trains-to-telecoms group Virgin will be allowed to take as much annual leave as they want as boss Sir Richard Branson aims to boost morale. He revealed on his blog that Virgin Group employees in the UK and US will have no limits on their time off – as long as they feel up…
This is it! The most unimaginable nightmare! This is it! You gave me a friend and a brother. Now, you have taken both. Who will be my friend? Who will be my brother? The most painful column I have ever written or will ever write. The column I wished I never wrote. The…
A photo that says it all. What an example for all leaders. By the way, Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate and investor. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies. Basically, for those who don’t know, he owns Virgin Atlantic. This is my…
A group of over 40 eminent individuals from around the world are today calling for a global effort to free the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped last month. In an open letter published today, the high level group of business, civil society and religious leaders, called on the Nigerian authorities and international…
The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday, April 8th, has been honoured with the prestigious David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award alongside Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and Simao Jatene, Governor of the State of Para, Brazil in New York. Okonjo-Iweala was joined by a list of high profile personalities such…
Richard Branson on Finding Funding. Editor’s Note: Entrepreneur Richard Branson regularly shares his business experience and advice with readers. Ask him a question and your query might be the inspiration for a future column. Q: I am a social entrepreneur, striving to develop a business in Africa that makes a difference, but my struggle is the…
A Facebook friend in response to my earlier post on ‘Richard Branson to meet leaders over Nigeria’s cruel anti-gay law’ left this comment “The western nation should grant them (GAY or LESB) visa to their respective countries and operate there freely.” My response was “na wa o…..could I ask you this question though. How would…