Tag: Stakeholder Dialogues

Sailing Emotional Seas: A Stakeholder Management Voyage
Emotions are the undercurrents in stakeholder management—ignore them, and your project could capsize. I learned this navigating a 2022 team merger, where fear and loyalty clashed like rough seas. That voyage showed me Project Stakeholder Management isn’t just about charts; it’s empathizing with the human tides to keep everyone aboard. In this post, we’ll sail…

Weaving the Web: A Stakeholder Symphony in ERP Chaos
Stakeholder management feels like conducting a symphony where each player has their own sheet music—harmonize, or it’s dissonance. In 2024, I conducted just such a piece for a logistics giant’s ERP rollout. Departments clashed like off-key violins: Finance wanted audits, Ops demanded uptime, IT pushed tech stacks. It could’ve been a cacophony, but by weaving…

