Cornerstone Environment

Leadership is Asking the Right Questions

Paul FournierHuman Resources, Management, Paul Fournier Business Articles, Sales

Leadership is responsibility. Asking the right questions is sometimes unpleasant. The consequences of not asking probing questions place the organization in harm’s way.    Consider these basics. There are four (4) cornerstones for business success. Superior revenue and profit are …

Leadership is the Bedrock of Successful Business

Paul FournierCompany Culture, Human Resources, Management, Paul Fournier Business Articles, Sales

I engage with manufacturers and sales organizations from a variety of industries. When we meet, management shares their vision and challenges. Invariably, their challenges generally lead to three common conditions. They are, What is interesting is that these conditions are …

Critical Thinking, five solutions for growth.

Critical Thinking, Managing Through Chaos

Paul FournierBlog, Company Culture, Management, Paul Fournier Business Articles, White Papers

These are challenging times for industry. Chaos and dysfunction surround us both externally and internally. Now’s the time for leadership, culture management, and strategy. For manufacturers, raw materials, packaging, energy, and equipment costs are still escalating. Internally, management and employees …

Sales Revenue Growth

Sales Revenue Growth, Becoming Customer Centric

Paul FournierCompany Culture, Customers & Clients, Management, management white papers, Paul Fournier Business Articles, Sales

Sales revenue growth is generally top of mind for most management teams. First, it increases shareholder value and financials. Secondly, sales revenue growth allows for reinvestment in people, innovation, and facilities. It’s not accidental or magic. Sustainable and predictable sales …

Employee Perception

Culture Management – What We Don’t Know, Does Hurt Us.

Paul FournierCompany Culture, Management, Paul Fournier Business Articles

Employee Perception – What We Don’t Know, Does Hurt Us. Cultural Change Covid, and its variants, coupled with government responses have challenged management like no other calamity in recent history. And just when we think the business environment is improving, …

Culture Management

Embracing Your Cultural Health

Paul FournierBlog, Company Culture, Management, Paul Fournier Business Articles

“Embracing Your Cultural Health” This article is available for free download on tacticware.com and fournierbooks.com Speaking Professionally At Tacticware, we discuss the most difficult subjects for today’s leaders. We suggest that leadership, company culture, and strategy are the ultimate source …

Sales Revenue Disruptors

Disrupters to Sales Revenue, The Impact of Leadership and Culture Management

Paul FournierBlog, Company Culture, Management, Sales

Welcome to a Tacticware Resource Group educational white paper. Our topics in this white paper include growing sales revenue and customer satisfaction, as well as leadership and culture management! This white paper is available for free download on tacticware.com. Speaking …

Boiled Business (Frog) Syndrome

Paul FournierBlog, Management, management skills, management white papers, Sales

White Paper for Change Management Welcome to a Tacticware Resource Group educational white paper! This white paper is available for free download on Tacticware.com. Speaking Simply At Tacticware, we discuss the most difficult subjects for today’s business management executives. On …

Shareholder Value, It’s About People

Paul FournierBlog, Company Culture, Customers & Clients, Management, Sales

Shareholder Value, It’s About People A Tacticware Resource Group White Paper In this white paper, we discuss three cultural types often found in business: Price-Based, Production, and Customer-Centric cultures. Each environment affects revenue, client retention, and shareholder value. Additionally, we discuss …