Virgin Group Co-Founder Richard Branson Reveals The Worst Career Advice He Ever Received
Virgin Group Co-Founder Richard Branson Reveals The Worst Career Advice He Ever Received
Richard Branson, the co-founder of Virgin Group, has shared the worst career advice he ever received. Contrary to the popular adage "do what you know," Branson's success story is built on venturing into industries where he had no prior experience.
維珍集團的聯合創始人理查德·布蘭森分享了他曾經接受過的最糟糕的職業建議。相反，布蘭森的成功故事是建立在他進入沒有任何前期經驗的行業板塊上的。
What Happened: Branson, who has a net worth of $2.6 billion, according to Forbes, disclosed that the advice to "do what you know" was the worst career advice he ever received. This was revealed in a recent episode of the Work Life with Adam Grant podcast.
發生了什麼：布蘭森是目前福布斯富豪榜排名第22位的億萬富翁，擁有淨資產26億美元。最近，他在Work Life with Adam Grant播客的一期節目中透露，「聽從內心所知」是他曾經接受過的最糟糕的職業建議。
Branson's most successful ventures were in industries where he had no prior experience. This approach has been validated by Adam Grant, a Wharton organizational psychologist, who believes that staying in a single, familiar industry can lead to "cognitive entrenchment."
布蘭森最成功的創業公司都是創造在他沒有任何前期經驗的行業板塊。沃頓商學院的組織心理學家亞當·格蘭特證明了這種思路的正確性，他認爲留在單一、熟悉的行業板塊中會導致「認知滯頓」。
Branson, however, does not like to be confined by conventional wisdom or labels. He prefers to be recognized as someone who loves creating things he can be proud of. This mindset, he says, allows him to focus on the quality of ideas rather than their earning potential.
然而，布蘭森不喜歡被傳統智慧或標籤所限制。他更喜歡被認爲是一個喜歡創造自己可以自豪的東西的人。他說，這種心態使他能夠專注於想法的質量，而不是它們的收益潛力。
Despite the success of his unconventional approach, Branson acknowledges that it comes with risks and costs. For instance, Virgin Galactic, the group's spaceflight company, had to downsize its staff and temporarily halt commercial flights after recording a $502 million loss last year.
儘管布蘭森的不尋常的創業方式取得了成功，但他也承認這種方式存在風險和代價。例如，維珍銀河集團的航天公司在去年錄得5.02億美元的虧損後，不得不縮減員工規模並暫停商業航班。
When Branson decides to venture into a new industry or business, he bases his decision on three criteria: if he can create a better version than what already exists, if his version could make a difference in the world, and if the results can be something that everyone can be proud of.
當布蘭森決定進入新行業或業務時，他會根據三個標準來做決定：如果他能創造一個比現有版本更好的版本，如果他的版本可以改變世界，如果結果可以讓每個人都感到自豪。
Why It Matters: Branson's perspective on career advice is part of a broader conversation among business leaders about success and personal fulfillment. In a recent interview, Branson emphasized that wealth should not be the sole measure of success, stating, "Your reputation is what you create."
爲什麼它很重要：布蘭森對職業建議的看法是商業領袖關於成功和個人滿足感的廣泛討論的一部分。在最近的一次採訪中，布蘭森強調財富不應該是衡量成功的唯一標準，稱「你創造的聲譽才是你創造的東西。」
Other prominent figures have also shared their views on career paths. Elon Musk advised young people to "follow their heart in terms of what they find interesting to do" in the age of AI.
其他知名人物也分享了他們對職業道路的看法。埃隆·馬斯克建議年輕人在人工智能時代「聽從自己的內心，做自己感興趣的事情。」
Similarly, Mark Cuban credited his father's wisdom for his success, emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurial opportunities over traditional jobs.
同樣，馬克·庫班將他的成功歸因於他父親的智慧，強調創業機會比傳統工作更重要。
Even Jeff Bezos has weighed in on work-life balance, describing it as a "debilitating phrase" and advocating for "work-life harmony" instead.
就連傑夫·貝索斯也談到了工作與生活的平衡，稱其爲「一種致殘性詞語」，鼓勵人們追求「工作與生活和諧共處」。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote
本報道使用Benzinga Neuro生成，並由Kaustubh Bagalkote
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。