At some stage, if you want to be successful in any large organisation, you will have to become very adept at reading the politics. Yesterday, when writing an article about making an impact at the top table, the imperative of building political intelligence came into...
Diagnosing Your Opposition
One of my favourite phrases relating to Stakeholder Management is, “if you don’t have any opposition, you aren't trying hard enough” (refer to Chapter 7 of ). While I am not suggesting that you should go...
The Big Seven Stakeholder Management Mistakes
These are the seven most common mistakes I see people making when it comes to Stakeholder Management. If you can avoid all of these, whatever process you are using, you will enhance your success dramatically. Mistake 1: Not doing it. Often methods of stakeholder...
What If — So What: The Continuum of Confidence
Our thoughts so often conspire to defeat us, even before we’ve given it a go. Over the last few months I’ve been speaking with many people who have doubts about their performance — particularly when new to their role. The confidence which characterised their old job...
Bullying and the Politics of Power and Influence
This guest article by Keryl Egan first appeared in Training Australia Magazine,. Bullying behaviours include not only observable and explicit humiliating abuse but also hidden, insidious attacks upon a person and their capacity to do their job, their enjoyment of...
