The Wizard Of Oz And Stakeholder Management. Oh. And Boundaries.

You wouldn’t expect a Stakeholder Management workshop to be called “We’re Off To See The Wizard”, would you? Talking about The Yellow Brick Road-technique, keeping the Wicked Witch of The West out of your project, and, well, going to see the Wizard.

Ah yes. The Wizard Of Oz as a metaphor! for Stakeholder Management.

I am preparing a Stakeholder Management workshop and it’s going to be awesome. For those that are into this kind of thing. For those who enjoy Adventure Maps over Grids, Judy Garland over bullet points, it will be a treat.

If you want to fill in Excel checklists … well … it might not be for you.

The way you present information, the hoopla you create around it, or the lack of hoopla, determines your audience. People opt-in, or opt-out. The way you run your show, sets boundaries. It brings people in, and let others stay away.

Remember? Healthy boundaries.

If you’re interested, this is the draft version of my presentation. And yes. It should be called “We’re Off To See The Wizard”. I made a mistake. Didn’t know. Not a big fan of musicals.