Coaching Real Leaders

How Do I More Effectively Build Stakeholder Alignment?

Oct 16, 2023

The podcast discusses the challenges and strategies of building stakeholder alignment. It explores the importance of shared urgency, effective problem-solving, and the use of the DiSC model. It also addresses the challenges of working in a matrices organization, managing intensity, and understanding stakeholder needs.

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Engage stakeholders in problem-solving and decision-making rather than managing them to a specific direction.

Match the level of intensity with the situation at hand to effectively manage stakeholders.

Deep dives

The Challenges of Managing Stakeholders

Diego, a leader in manufacturing and logistics, shares his struggle with managing stakeholders outside of his direct responsibility.

Engagement vs Management vs Self-Driven Approach

01:43

Simplicity and Richness of the DiSC Personality Model

01:19

Proactively Leading vs Reactively Managing Situations

01:17

The Importance of Intensity and Ownership in Leadership

01:09

Introduction

2min

Building Stakeholder Alignment: Challenges and Learning Curves

8min

Understanding the Importance of Shared Urgency

3min

Identifying Impact and Feasibility for Effective Problem Solving

1min

Building Stakeholder Alignment and Introducing Everything DiSC

5min

Building Stakeholder Alignment in a Matrices Organization

21min

Managing Intensity and Alignment

17min

He’s a leader with a growing team, and he enjoys people management. But he’s struggling to influence those outside of his team and build trust with stakeholders. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through developing some of the skills he needs to gain stakeholder alignment while driving for results.

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Coaching Real Leaders

How Do I More Effectively Build Stakeholder Alignment?

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Challenges of Managing Stakeholders

The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement

The Role of Intensity and Passion

Finding the Right Scale of Intensity

Engagement vs Management vs Self-Driven Approach

Simplicity and Richness of the DiSC Personality Model

Proactively Leading vs Reactively Managing Situations

The Importance of Intensity and Ownership in Leadership

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts