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Winning With Internal Stakeholders

Whetstone

Engaging Internal Stakeholders in Strategic Accounts Introduction : No one questions the critical importance of effective stakeholder engagement in managing strategic accounts. However, the critical importance of internal stakeholders is often overlooked until it’s too late.

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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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Design Thinking Driven Problem Solving and Innovation

Flevy

It is a user-centric approach that involves understanding the needs, wants, and behaviors of users to create innovative solutions that are both practical and feasible. Design thinking is not just limited to the field of design; it can be applied to any problem-solving situation where creativity and innovation are needed.

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How Aramex’s Young SAM Program Provides Strategic Value and Impact

Strategic Account Management Association

Sales Enablement: works alongside the client business partners, the customer service group and operations teams to define the right solutions that cater to the customer’s requirements and introduce technology and innovation to the portfolio of our offering. Gross profit: The goal is to improve performance year over year.

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New Leadership Development Programme from the Managing Partners’ Forum – Consensus through Collaboration

Red Star Kim

I’m excited to announce that the Managing Partners’ Forum has just launched a series of six modules for an innovative leadership development programme for firm-wide leaders of small and medium sized professional services firms. Versions for divisional, functional and aspiring leaders are expected in 2024.

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Using Crowdsourced Innovation in the Real World

Planview

Having a well-defined innovation strategy is more important than ever. To keep up with the modern professional landscape, companies must create an innovation culture that constantly looks for new ways to meet the needs of the customer. One way to do that is through crowdsourced innovation. Crowdsourcing Innovation Effectively.

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How Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) Assistants can shine – Develop knowledge and skills, build personal brand and increase visibility

Red Star Kim

Some observed that as the pace of change continued relentlessly, we all needed to be constantly updating our knowledge and skills. Some guidance is provided: Be more visible – the PVI model (kimtasso.com) and Be visible, assert and challenge and remember your goals (kimtasso.com) Other points of interest How to engage fee-earners?

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