No glove, no love!

This was one of the lessons we learned today at Richard Branson's speach. Apparently, that's also what his son learned after one night with a nice girl, while on holidays ;-)

As you can see from this example, this was a very laid back event. At least for Sir Branson himself, who appeared in his best style (jeans and shirt). No chit chat, no small talking, just Q&A. The conversation ranged from how to build and control such a huge brand as Virgin, corporate social responsibility, his entry in the airline business and how he picks people (basically he prefers to promote from within the company, but if recruiting... well, it just has to click... and I admire that, no bullshit case interviews, no useless and long tiring processes... if you're smart and passionate, he'll see that in a few seconds).

All in all, a fun event. Not as inspirational as I was expecting, but it's always nice to hear these great successful leaders. I guess that it really goes down to charisma. And that, he definitely has. Tons of it.