For better or worse, senior stakeholders often have access to important high-level information about the business that you simply do not. Based on this information, they might override your priorities or shift those priorities when you’re midway through a project. They might even wield the bludgeon of “because I said so” if they can’t reveal the sensitive details of conversations that are playing out between themselves and other senior stakeholders. In short, senior stakeholders will always win the poker game. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to ensure that your business and
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