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Course Overview Organizations increasingly depend on work that crosses functions, departments, professional disciplines, and reporting lines. A single initiative may require the cooperation of operations, finance, HR, technology, commercial teams, external partners, and senior sponsors. In these environments, results depend on more than technical expertise or formal authority. Leaders must understand stakeholder interests, build credibility, create alignment, and move decisions forward when priorities, pressures, and definitions of success are different. Who Should Attend • Managers, supervisors, and team leaders who work across departments. • Project managers, program leaders. • Business partners and functional specialists. • Professionals responsible for strategic initiatives, internal consulting, client relationships, or stakeholder engagement. • High-potential employees. Learning Objectives • Identify key stakeholders and assess their influence, interest, support, expectations, and impact on results. • Understand stakeholder priorities, pressures, concerns, dependencies, and different definitions of success. • Build credibility and trust across functions, levels, and professional disciplines. • Create alignment when stakeholders have competing goals, timelines, KPIs, or resource constraints. • Use influence strategies that build commitment rather than relying on formal authority. • Navigate cross-functional tension, disagreement, decision bottlenecks, and unclear ownership constructively. Day 1 - Understanding Stakeholder Leadership Day 2 - Building Credibility and Stakeholder Trust Day 3 - Creating Cross-Functional Alignment Day 4 - Influencing Decisions and Managing Competing Priorities Day 5 - Leading Across Functions for Sustainable Results Duration 5 Days Option 1: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Optional: Online / Face to Face Location Dubai Souk Al Bahar Option 2: Online sessions 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM Contact us for full course outline.