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PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)

Today's topic...managing stakeholders! In my recent survey, many respondents listed managing stakeholders as one of the most challenging aspects of their day-to-day responsibilities. So how do you effectively engage your stakeholders, even the most difficult ones?You’ll learn some simple steps you can take immediately to manage your stakeholders more effectively, reduce the stakeholder-driven headaches on your project and PMO, and achieve greater IMPACT with the right stakeholder engagement strategy.

Listen to this episode to learn:

a more accurate way to define stakeholder

how to identify the stakeholders you might not be thinking about

the most critical thing you need to know to influence them most effectively

simple categorization techniques that help you plan your engagement strategy

how to assess their power and influence on your project or PMO

different ways to engage them

what to do about resistance

the most important thing you can do when you interact with difficult stakeholders

 

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Laura Barnard

 

 

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