Thankfully successful business people don’t wear tights and cape, get dressed in a phone box or fly through the air. But I think all of us in business have business super heroes out there who we truly admire. Those who have shown us greatness, not just in their business success, but in who they are as people.
I’ve been thinking about this a bit as I subscribe to various blogs, facebook pages and twitter accounts. What am I looking for? What is going to inspire me and others? As I carry out research for my own book about business, I have to ask myself constantly … what makes a really successful business person great and why should I write about them? What do I love about them?
For me what defines a business super hero is not just someone who has made a lot of money. But someone who has created a phenomally successful global business that becomes a game changer, that makes a difference to our lives. And yet, even this isn’t enough for me. What makes me really put a business leader up there on that pedestal is the quality of caring shown by the individual. Billionaires who care. Billionaires who make a difference. Billionaires who show us all the values that make them a first class human being, not just a first class business person.
With this said, I can name my top 5 favourite business super heroes: Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Anita Roddick, Robert Kiyosaki and Oprah Winfrey.
For me each of these people represents something important in this world… they show us that you can be wildly successful and in doing so make a difference to millions of people.
Who would you put on your top 5 business super hero list? And why?