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Manage healthcare project stakeholders

Manage healthcare project stakeholders

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Manage healthcare project stakeholders

- Stakeholders in a healthcare environment are passionate. I've heard this passion described as focused, determined, change-averse, and egotistical. When you're managing stakeholders in a healthcare environment, be ready to encounter these characteristics and potentially others as well. Healthcare stakeholders are largely like any project stakeholders, with one exception. They're compelled to be extremely focused because they hold lives in their hands at virtually every moment of every day. So diligence when managing these stakeholders is paramount to your success. I have some suggestions on what to emphasize in your stakeholder management plans. First, focus on demonstrations. This recommendation to focus on demonstrations of your products with healthcare stakeholders is something I learned early on. My mother worked in a medical environment and she'd often complain about where instruments and supplies were located in her…

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