Every small business has them: The problem child. The screamer. Mr. or Ms. Picky. The scope-creep king. The late payer. Maybe your client never returns your calls, or, on the flip side, needs to instant-message you at all hours. Their flaws may differ, but the bottom line is the same: They’re your worst client. This [...]
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4 Alternatives to PowerPoint for Your Next Presentation
October 15th, 2011 
emanuelperdis Four Alternatives to PowerPoint for Your Next Presentation PowerPoint, Microsoft’s presentation tool, was once ubiquitous as the business standard for organizing, distilling and demonstrating business ideas. Now, PowerPoint has far more competition. The Web has sparked a brisk market in alternatives for presenting your next big idea. And we spent about a month distilling the [...]
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Tags: boardroom, communicating, pitch, pitching, Presentation, presenting, selling 
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Online Crime: The Internet’s Long War
October 12th, 2011 emanuelperdis Flawed internet security has led to Sony, Twitter, the US Senate and the CIA all being hacked in recent months. Is hacking on the rise? Unquestionably. In April 2011, Sony revealed that it had suffered the largest theft of personal data in history. The names, addresses, dates of birth and passwords of 77 million people [...]
Posted in Consulting, featured, Your Business, Your Life Tags: crime, cybercrime, fraud, malware, online crime, phishing, viruses, white collar crime. No Comments »Cybercriminals: A Look at Their World and Their Threat to Your Business
September 15th, 2011 emanuelperdis The Digital Underground In this blogpost, we will be taking aA disturbing look at the far-reaching depths of the cybercriminal network–and what you can do to make sure the bad element stays out of your company. The face of today’s cybercriminal looks surprisingly familiar. He has an expansive network of partners and technology geeks. He’s [...]
Making the Most of YouTube in your Marketing
August 30th, 2011 emanuelperdis The world of YouTube can be lucrative one for advertisers with billions of users watching videos daily. But what are the best ways to find your target audience and put your brand in front of them? Each day more than three billion videos are played on YouTube Worldwide. In Australia, it has now become [...]
Posted in Consulting, featured, Your Business, Your Career Tags: advertising, marketing, video, video ads, YouTube No Comments »
A Smarter Way to Network
August 27th, 2011 emanuelperdis Networks are effective not because they are large or high powered, but because they support and challenge you. One’s relationships help gain influence, broaden expertise, learn new skills, and find purpose and balance. As an executive, you ought to value and nurture them. “Make friends so that you have friends when you need friends” [...]
Posted in Coach-Mentor, Consulting, featured, Your Business, Your Career Tags: address book, connecting, connections, contacts, network, Networking, rolodex 1 Comment »
6 Steps to Extreme Productivity
August 8th, 2011 emanuelperdis Principle 1: Know Your Comparative Advantage. Many CEOs encountered say, “Here are the top five priorities for the company. Who would be the best at carrying out each one?” Then they propose themselves for all five areas. This is based on a self-centered concept of comparative advantage. It focuses on what an executive does best [...]
Posted in Coach-Mentor, Consulting, featured, Training, Your Business, Your Career Tags: efficiency, executives, leaders, management, managing, Organised, Organization, performance, Productivity No Comments »
The bonus myth: paying for results can backfire
August 6th, 2011 emanuelperdis If you want to boost people’s performance, don’t bank on bonuses BONUS culture has come under intense scrutiny since the ongoing financial crisis began in 2007. But few have asked whether performance-related bonuses really do boost performance. The answer seems so obvious that even to ask the question can appear absurd. Indeed, despite all the [...]
The Value of Good Advice in Business and in Life
August 3rd, 2011 emanuelperdis Business owners often approach me asking “What advice can you give me for my business?” The answer is simple. It’s advice. The reasons for starting a business are fairly common. As exciting and invigorating as it is to be your own boss, there are common pitfalls that can make it all come crashing down – [...]
Posted in Coach-Mentor, Consulting, featured, Your Business Tags: advice, business, consultant, entrepreneur 1 Comment »
ADVANTAGES of OFFSHORE EXPANSION
July 25th, 2011 emanuelperdis International expansion can be a well-timed move so long as you do your research, thoroughly know the risks and understand market differences. PWC private clients partner Gregory Will says the first thing to do when planning a global expansion is to double or triple the budget you have in mind. “The cost to move offshore [...]
Posted in Consulting, featured, Your Business Tags: business growth, expanding, exporting, market share, offshore 1 Comment »
