A stakeholder is any person or group that affects, or is affected by, a particular project. Along the path to completing your project, stakeholders can be partners, resources or roadblocks -- and ...

Sometimes the solution to a modern business quandary is a century-old management theory. When it comes to stakeholders, that solution is called integrative unity. In 1984, Edward Freeman, an American ...

Today, both leaders and employees need to adeptly manage relationships upward, downward, laterally, and extend their skills outward to external stakeholders. Managing up is a nuanced art that extends ...

Today’s most successful organizations understand a fundamental truth: The strength of their business depends not just on their products or services, but on how effectively their entire network of ...

Any time you have an interest in something that someone else also has an interest in, you face limitations. These limitations represent a natural part of holding a stake in any kind of organization or ...

If you’re managing a project, it’s important to ensure you involve all the different people and groups that can impact the project’s success. Otherwise, you risk missing key perspectives or getting ...

Last month, the Business Roundtable declared the end of shareholder primacy. Customers, suppliers, employees, and communities now join shareholders on the list of stakeholders that member companies ...

Understanding your stakeholders is a crucial part of project management. If you don’t carefully manage stakeholders and their concerns and expectations, you risk generating backlash to your project, ...

Stakeholders play a vital role in the outcome of projects. Here's guidance on selecting the ideal stakeholders for your specific project. The role of project stakeholders should not be underestimated ...