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Surviving The Stakeholder Safari : A practical guide to navigating difficult personalities at work
by Geoff Watts
Overview
WELCOME TO THE STAKEHOLDER SAFARI.
WATCH YOUR STEP...EVERYTHING BITES.
- If you've ever wondered why good ideas stall, decisions wobble, or progress mysteriously collapses...
- If you're tired of managing personalities instead of outcomes...
- If stakeholder dynamics feel harder than the work itself...
It's because you're not just managing work. You're navigating a habitat.
This book is a field guide to the creatures that quietly shape outcomes. You'll meet:
- The SEAGULL who swoops in late and leaves a mess.
- The RHINO who Rushes Headlong Into New Opportunities
- The GOAT who is the Greatest Obstructor of All Time.
- The CAMEL who carries it all till that straw breaks them.
- The SPIDER who waits patiently...then strikes with devastating precision.
They're not villains.
They're adaptive survival behaviours -- often reinforced and rewarded by the system itself.
This book helps you:
Recognise patterns early
Separate behaviour from person
Reduce emotional reactivity
Influence without becoming political
Navigate power dynamics with clarity
Lead stakeholder conversations more strategically
This guide will help you survive -- and lead -- the safari.
This item is Non-Returnable
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798278894926
- ISBN-10: 9798278894926
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: February 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.32 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.46 pounds
- Page Count: 150
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