A difficult stakeholder driving you crazy? Before you walk out the door, try escalating the problem to someone higher up. Many think escalating makes you look weak. But you may discover you are not the first to complain about this particular boogeyman.
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The best kind of escalation comes with a problem statement and proposed solutions. It makes you look like a creative thinker rather than just a grumbler. We go into quitting (and alternatives) in Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders, Chapter 7, Challenges.
Corporate Underpants
I'll be chatting with Tamara Adlin on her show Corporate Underpants about stakeholder management, March 27. Want your own stakeholder advice? Book a free consultation with me here.
Learning
Two great teachers are giving courses coming up: David Bland is offering discounts to his Testing Mission Driven Ideas workshop for people recently laid off, March 25. And Indi Young has an exclusive Product Culture discount for her Listening Deeply program, dates in April, code EQUINOX20-PC.
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