Building Stakeholder Relationships and Using Effective Communication

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Developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders is an essential management skill. Stakeholders can have a positive or negative impact on the success of an organisation.

The aim of this “Building Stakeholder Relationships and Using Effective Communication” course is to equip managers to identify and understand stakeholder’s needs, know the purpose and benefits of building relationships with different stakeholder groups, and the methods of communicating with them to achieve results.

This course can be accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and can form part of a programme to help participants achieve the Level 3 Principles of Management and Leadership qualification.

Suitability

This “Building Stakeholder Relationships and Using Effective Communication’ course is for first line managers, aspiring managers, or for anyone new to management, leading teams or supervising.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course participants will:

Know the purpose of building stakeholder relationships
Understand different channel and types of communication used to build relationships with stakeholders
Know how to respond to barriers when communicating with stakeholders
Know how to use stakeholder communication

Course Content

The purpose of building stakeholder relationships:

Identifying a range of stakeholder groups relevant to the manager
How to assess the needs and expectations of stakeholder groups
The benefits of building relationships with stakeholders

The different channel and types of communication used to build relationships with stakeholders:

The channels of communication used to build stakeholder relationships
The types of verbal communication used with stakeholders
How active listening is used to build stakeholder relationships
Types of written communication used with stakeholders
How meetings can be led to develop and build effective stakeholder relationships

How to respond to barriers when communicating with stakeholders:

What are the barriers to effective communication with stakeholders
Ways of responding to barriers when communicating with stakeholders

How to use stakeholder communication:

The importance of stakeholder feedback
Methods of gathering feedback from stakeholders
The use of stakeholder feedback

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