Chris Jones

In this conversation, Chris Jones, a partner at SVPG with extensive experience in coaching product organizations, shares insights on the often-overlooked role of stakeholders. He discusses how to transform perceived adversaries into allies by fostering trust and healthy communication. Listeners learn the importance of stakeholders sharing problems rather than solutions, and the necessity of context for effective collaboration. Chris also emphasizes shifting finance priorities from project-based funding to outcomes, alongside strategies to avoid the dreaded stakeholder ‘black hole’.