How To Win Over Hostile Stakeholders
A major part of consulting is winning over hostile stakeholders. If you can't do this, a project might fail. You need the right philosophy and tactics to win them over to your side.
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The more time you spend consulting, the more likely you are to encounter hostile stakeholders.
These are typically people who either fail to support your consultancy work with a client or proactively try to work against your goals.
This manifests itself in several ways.
They might simply ignore you. They might not respond to calls or emails and drag their feet on anything you need from them.
They might be passive-aggressive. Their tone of voice or actions might seem negative. They might use deliberately antagonistic words. They might speak negatively about you to others.
They might be outright hostile. They might disagree with you and argue against anything you do in calls or meetings (this is thankfully rare)
There are several ways to tackle …
