Richard Branson

The Leadership Class final paper was to be a study of a leader, someone we admired and to whom we could relate the learning gained throughout the course. Although my choice was Richard Branson, he was not my first pick. However, after conducting my research and writing the final paper, I am now truly inspired by Richard and continue to be amazed by his spirit, his abilities, his characteristics, and of course, his leadership style. During our fireside chat, my opening statement was the fact I was sure many of my classmates had chosen their subject matter because of someone to whom they could relate, and this is certainly true in my case. During the semester break my reading included Richard's latest book - "Business Stripped Bare." It was given to me as a Christmas present and I will keep this book on the top of my list for some time to come. I will also highly recommend this to others in the business world. I am planning on posting the original paper and have decided to add more information as I feel I have only just scratched the surface. I hope others will enjoy the paper as much as I really enjoyed writing it.