Political context within business
Analyse
Understand
Management
Politics
Values and interests
Institutions
Power
'Polis'
Of and for citizens
Influence
Control
Behaviour of people
Public space
Societal
Organisational
City
Region
Country
Global
Continent
Whole
Departmental
Between individuals
Between management
Different offices
Political games
Concrete mechanism
Power relations
Structure
Regulate
Coalitions / Partnerships
Formal
Informal
Achieve common goals
Definition
Yaffee and Chadwick (2004)
Define and separate key players
Understand influence towards desired goals
Develop strategies to interact with key players
Advance own goals
Stakeholder analysis
Main actors
Main interests
Identify relevant
Stakeholders
Interests and beliefs
Clarify views
Key strategic issues
Coalitions of support
With whom?
What are they?
What strategies and avenues?
Dynamic activity
Stakeholders evolve over time
Johnson et al. (2008)
Power vs level of interest
Mitchell et al. (1997)
Classify stakeholders
Urgency
Power
Legitimacy
7 kinds of relevant stakeholder
Political astuteness skills
Reading people and situations
Building alignment and alliances
Interpersonal
Strategic direction and scanning
Personal
Hartley et al. (2013)
Own
Motives
Behaviours
Exercise self-control
Open to views
Listen and reflect
Be curious
Be interested
Proactive disposition
Soft
Tough
Gain buy-in
Make people feel valued
Influence thinking and behaviours
Ability to negotiate
Stand up to pressure
Handle conflict
Achieve constructive outcomes
Recogise
Ideas
Agendas
Social dynamics
Power dynamics
Appreciate
Players
Objectives
Context
Forge collaboration
Ideologically
Physically
Overcome differences
Create consensus for shared objectives
Thinking
Action
Long-term
Roadmap of journey
What is on the horizon
Scenarios of possible futures
Issues and impacts
Analysis and manging uncertainty
Understanding
Opportunities
Threats