We assess our stakeholders’ personas as part of our human instincts, and there are good reasons for that. It is a fundamental building block of any relationship building. Moreover, effective stakeholder management is based on understanding their objectives and thought process (which is driven by their personality). Learning about your stakeholder’s mindset and attitude is not simple, and reading their LinkedIn profile is insufficient. You are then expected to rely on your soft skills to assess their personality, communication style, decision-making process, etc. This approach can be modularized into a simple framework, which I found intuitive and easy to follow. It requires your understanding of two human “dimensions” - The tendency to be Reactive or Proactive and being a structured “thinker” as opposed to being a “Freestyle” lover. This approach is illustrated in the infographic to assist CSMs in identifying the appropriate method to manage stakeholders and find avenues to engage them. You are welcome to leverage the framework and share your feedback with me.
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Guy is a multi-disciplined Customer Success executive advisor with 22 years of experience. Guy is passionate about customer management and driving people (customers, direct reports, friends, and colleagues) to success. Guy is also a mentor, lecturer, and novelist.
Mike is the Chief Operating Officer at Inedo, where he collaborates closely with DevOps and engineering teams to ensure visibility and remediation for vulnerable open source software packages in production. With a strong background in sales, customer success, and operations, Mile plays a pivotal role in driving the success of Inedo's flagship products, ProGet and BuildMaster, by implementing effective solutions and fostering robust customer relationships. His leadership and expertise are instrumental in guiding the company's strategic direction and operational excellence.
Mike GoulisGet templateDivya Apte is a CS Leader who has over 15 years of experience working in the tech industry leading multi-discipline teams in SaaS, B2B, B2C, and B2G. She is passionate about leveraging data and AI to build high performing teams that understand and nurture customer relationships to drive engagement, adoption and renewals.
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