Six Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Stakeholders

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Overview

Experience teaches us that managing stakeholder expectations and building rapport with our key stakeholders can make an enormous difference in our ability to successfully deliver. But the truth is some of our stakeholders are difficult--and you have to learn how to deal with them. In this session, Andy Kaufman shares six strategies for dealing with difficult stakeholders. There are no simple answers, but these are strategies that Andy has shared with clients around the world, and you're invited to see which ones you can put into place.

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Six Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Stakeholders

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by Andy Kaufman, PMP

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Acknowledgements: Abílio Neto, Nic Jain and Laura Schofield