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Stakeholder Mastery 3.0 – The Six Steps You Must Take

Jermaine Edwards

In 2016 I wrote a post on the five foundation steps for stakeholder management success in key account management, that was well received and guided lots of leaders. Our contacts and stakeholders just aren’t making decisions – How do we deal with their disengagement and getting pushed back and back while they still expect more from us?

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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

What is the informal decision-making process? link] There’s advice to jump your uncertainty gaps by decision-making and actions which involves risk. Strategy is a stream of decisions and actions”. He notes that your optimism (or pessimism) will impact decisions as well as ability to make fast decisions.

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[Q&A] How Do You Get CEO Buy-in for a Strategic Planning Process?

OnStrategyHQ

When developing and implementing a strategic plan, we always emphasize the importance of stakeholder buy-in; buy-in from everyone from individual contributors to executives. Sometimes, the decisions for this process can be made democratically among the entire executive team, and sometimes, the CEO is the final decision-maker.

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Key issues in Marketing and Business Development Planning: Engage, Analyse, Expand, Innovate and Measure

Red Star Kim

There are lots of articles on internal communications, buy-in and stakeholder engagement. Animal magic of buy-in and stakeholder engagement (Video) (kimtasso.com). Ten top takeaways on stakeholder engagement and buy in (kimtasso.com). Meet with BDs to talk through their strategies. Delegate key takeaways and actions.

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SWOT, Done Right, Can Provide Important Insights

Strategic Communications

I’m a big fan of conducting SWOT analyses, not only for strategic planning but really for any situation where you’re faced with an important business decision. Mom is able to take advantage of the opportunity to meet with a potential new client. Using the SWOT to Make Decisions. Threats: 1. Let the ideas flow!

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What a User-Friendly Tool for Strategy Execution Looks Like (And Why Your Organization Needs One)

AchieveIt

As the strategy leader, you face a number of challenges — updates delayed, clarity lost, team resistance, and decision-making based on gut feeling rather than data. It needs to empower the plan managers with robust features while offering effortless navigation for end users making updates or seeking status reports.

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Here’s How to Keep Clients Interested In Your Proposal

Account Manager Tips

At some point they meet a seller who believes they have the solution. Along the way, both make compromises until those discussions reach a conclusion: The buyer can solve the problem on their own. Understood buying and decision making process and criteria. Connected with key stakeholders and decision makers.