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Stakeholders Behaving Badly

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Colin Gautrey Author, Executive Coach and Trainer| The Gautrey Group United Kingdom
My next webinar for the PMI (August 2nd - Engaging Stakeholders with Style) looks like being another sell-out event, so clearly this topic is attracting a great deal of interest - http://www.projectmanagement.com/webinars/...ders-with-Style

To help me prepare I wonder if you could help me with answers to a quick question. At the heart of my presentation will be behaviors and personality.

So, what examples can you share of bad/poor/inappropriate behavior on the part of your stakeholders?

Meantime I'd like to say a big thank you for all the support and positive comment for my previous webinars.
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Anupam India
Hello Colin, your input needed on these -

1. Non-acknowledging
2. Non-cooperative/supportive
3. Trouble maker
4. Not giving proper credit/recognition
5. Always complaining
6. Non-responsive
7. Taking all credit & transferring blame on other
8. Arguing & stick to their point only
9. Discouraging
10. Self-centered, egoistic, dominating


Looking forward for the Webinar.

Best
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2 replies by Colin Gautrey and Denise Canty
Jul 28, 2016 3:59 AM
Colin Gautrey
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Very good list to kick this off - and quite a list too!
Aug 01, 2016 12:49 PM
Denise Canty
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People are always your most important resource and at the same time, the most problematic source of concern.
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Stephanie Graham VP of Strategy| BankOnIT Oklahoma City, Ok, United States
Agreeing with Anupam on 1, 5, 6, 8, 10

And add dishonesty. For more specifics, saying they agree with something just to get through the topic without actually listening or understanding; then later changing their opinion as they begin to understand it or claiming to have made arguments against a decision that was never shared with myself (may have been shared with others?).

Unsure of where to add this one - but knowing the communication plan and who to report items to (needed changes, issues, etc) and then still going around the PM or those in the project team to communicate with others in non-related departments or that are higher on the company escalation chain.
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
Life is simple than that. Mainly with stakeholders. You need to know and understand the Isaac Newton´s Laws mainly the third. That´s all. That will drive your work with stakeholders.
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Venkata Rama Satish Nyayapati Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Adding to the list: Stakeholders playing politics
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
Unrealistic expectations
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Cari Jewell Zanesville, Oh, United States
Self-promotion
Self-centeredness or self-preservation over project objectives (withholding info to remain “needed”)
Not disseminating information to others as requested
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Colin Gautrey Author, Executive Coach and Trainer| The Gautrey Group United Kingdom
Jul 27, 2016 6:48 AM
Replying to Anupam
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Hello Colin, your input needed on these -

1. Non-acknowledging
2. Non-cooperative/supportive
3. Trouble maker
4. Not giving proper credit/recognition
5. Always complaining
6. Non-responsive
7. Taking all credit & transferring blame on other
8. Arguing & stick to their point only
9. Discouraging
10. Self-centered, egoistic, dominating


Looking forward for the Webinar.

Best
Very good list to kick this off - and quite a list too!
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Colin Gautrey Author, Executive Coach and Trainer| The Gautrey Group United Kingdom
Do you see much evidence of bullying and intimidation?
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
Some of my customers try subtle intimidation ("I'm the client") to influence decisions.
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Avinash Khare PM II| MAP-IT Consultant Project Management Ambernath (East), Maharashtra, India
Transparency
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