This part of the Stakeholder Influence Process usually begins to happen quite naturally as you are analysing each individuals position. Yet what usually happen is that the initial ideas for action are unlikely to be the more appropriate or effective. Here you will find a collection of resources to really challenge your thinking, test thought devilish assumptions of yours and help you to turn a conversation into a coherent strategy and plan for action. Oh, and your strategy does not need to be Read More

Assuming you have been diligent in your application of the preceding steps in the Stakeholder Influence Process, now is the time to pull it all together and make quick decisions about what you need to do in order to maximise your progress towards the goal. The word “strategy” seems to be used everywhere in business today. Put simply, what I mean when I use this word is the general direction or steps you are going to take over a period of time in order to achieve your Influencing Goal. It might be helpful to think of this in terms of the stepping-stones that you need to move safely across from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow. Many of the stepping-stones will require Read More

Bearing these principles explored in Considering Your Stakeholder Strategy, let’s start to get you thinking about what your strategy needs to be – at least initially. Remember to stay focused on your chosen Influencing Goal.

See if you can answer all of the questions below. If you can get a friend to challenge you with these questions, it will help you greatly – even if they know nothing about Read More

Assuming you have been considering your strategy and starting to finalise your ideas, you might find it useful to take a look at a few examples of strategies which clients have arrived at during coaching on the Stakeholder Influence Process. As you will see, it doesn't have to be complicated just because it is called a Read More