Influencing Stakeholders: Start at the Bottom

The video challenges the traditional focus on engaging top-level stakeholders and suggests a balanced approach that includes engaging with junior staff. It presents four smart reasons for this strategy: leveraging trusted advisors, building future relationships, gaining honest insights, and adapting to less hierarchical organizations. The video emphasizes the importance of engaging at all levels to drive change and influence effectively.

What is meant by 'Apex stakeholders' as described in the video?

Why is it important to engage with people at all levels of an organization?

What does the speaker mean by stating that the world is becoming less hierarchical?