Modern Stakeholder Engagement
Map and manage positive relationships with your stakeholders. Create and develop effective engagement strategies.
In-Person
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Course overview
Whether you’re managing change, driving a policy shift, or leading delivery, your ability to identify, understand and engage stakeholders will shape your success. This interactive, evidence-informed workshop builds practical confidence and capability across the full engagement cycle from mapping and analysis to communication and follow-up. You’ll work on real-world examples and leave with tools you can use straight away.
What you'll learn
- Identify critical stakeholders who can make or break your initiative.
- Recognise and respond to different stakeholder interests, power dynamics and expectations.
- Build engagement strategies that align with purpose and values.
- Use a structured stakeholder engagement cycle to map, prioritise and plan with purpose
- Build relationships that support trust, learning and long-term outcomes.
Course modules
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Why Stakeholder Engagement is Important: The contemporary challenges facing organisations in working with stakeholders
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Untangling the Language: Bring clarity by teasing out the modes for working with stakeholders – representation, liaison, managing, consulting, and engagement
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Effective Approaches to Building Engagement: Develop a list of approaches that can be used to build engaged relationships
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Writing a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy: Begin writing a “plan on a page” for a selected key stakeholder
Further Information
Format
This course is delivered as a full-day in-person workshop at our Wellington venue. It includes a mix of facilitator-led sessions, small-group exercises, and whole-group discussion. Group size is limited to 16 participants to ensure meaningful interaction and personal feedback. Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea are provided to support networking and collaboration.
What You'll Receive
You will receive a digital certificate of attendance and a Wellington Uni-Professional digital badge. These include the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours completed, making them suitable for recognition by professional organisations and employers.
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