Key Idea: ReadMarty Edelston suggests that reading is key to the success of any leader. |
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Reading helps all of us to get out of ourselves to discover someone else's world. This is key to a small business owner as we tend to get stuck in a rut and think that we are the only one suffering with a certain problem. Think about itWhat would you like to know more about right this minute? What book, magazine or web site might have information on this important topic? Clip from: Boardroom, Inc.Stamford, Connecticut: In this episode of the show we go inside one of the most productive businesses in the world (using the ratio, gross income to total number of employees). Where the Fortune 500 companies average under $300K per employee; in this small business, it is over $1M per employee. How can any business be so productive? You'll learn right here. Marty Edelston, founder of Boardroom, Inc. started this company in 1971. Today they are the publisher of the world's largest subscription-based newsletter, BottomLine Personal; this business with just 78 employees will do over $80 million in sales. This is about five times the productivity rate of the Fortune 500 companies. He believes these results come from a powerful process he calls, I-Power. Marty believes every person has an endless supply of ideas, especially ideas to improve their workplace. Every week every employee is asked to answer two questions: What can I do to improve my work area? And, what could others do that would cause my work area to improve? Simple, brilliant, easy to do, so what are we waiting for? Marty was 47 with three children at home when he quit his job as a salesman in the publishing business. He had worked for some of the country's biggest companies and felt there was a need for a publication that ". . . helps people live their lives in this increasingly hostile world." All the key ideas and videos of this episode... Boardroom Inc.Marty Edelston, Founder & CEO
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Business Classification: Year Founded: 1971 ReadHATTIE: (Voiceover) Here's Marty's advice to all of us who would like to build our businesses. Not a member yet? Learn! Be empowered! Join us! |
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