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How do you manage conflicting stakeholder priorities and negotiate trade-offs to reach consensus?

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  1. Katie Harkins
    Katie Harkins

    Glide VP of Sales • 7mo

    Once you start working complex sales, you'll see this often and you have to get good at it. I recommend reading Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff or get it on audible. At the end of the day, different departments have different definitions of success (IT vs. Finance vs. Sales). Visibility is key when you're navigating the motivators and non-negotiables. Every CFO I speak with is my Chief Fun Officer. Don't debate feature sets. Outline before and after states of implementing your solution.

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  2. Nick Feeney
    Nick Feeney

    Loom VP, Revenue • 7mo

    You’re always going to hear that stakeholders have conflicting priorities, and honestly, that’s just a signal. It usually means we haven’t proven enough value or tied our solution tightly enough to what matters most to them. If stakeholders are misaligned, it’s either because: We didn’t go deep enough in discovery, or We’re not selling to the right persona. Every deal should anchor to business-level priorities, not just departmental pain points. For public companies, that means reading their 10- ...Read More

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