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 …

change management

Creating Positive Change in Your Organization

Paul FournierPaul Fournier Business Articles

Planned change is a good thing. Planned change keeps the business relevant. Relevant to both customer and employee perception. Planned change communicates management is pursuing improvements to the organization.  Effective and actionable change management reflects the quality of leadership, culture, …

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 …

Leadership, Culture, Strategy

Fewer Teachable Moments

Paul FournierBlog, Paul Fournier Business Articles

Welcome to a Tacticware Resource Group educational article about Leadership, Culture, and Strategy.  Our topic in this article is about the high price companies sustain over poor decisions. This article is available for free download on tacticware.com. Fewer Teachable Moments …

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, …