July 4th-5th 2011| Melbourne
July 7th-8th 2011 | Perth
July 13th-14th 2011 | Brisbane
July 20th-21st 2011 | Sydney
Reduce socio-political risk
Learn how to:
- Obtain and keep a social license to operate
- Map stakeholder networks
- Devise stakeholder engagement strategies that work
This workshop is hosted in Brisbane by
The Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at the University
of Queensland
This workshop is hosted in Perth by
Alcoa of Australia
Do any of these sound familiar?
- An operation that was peaceful last year is this year embroiled in a controversy with frustrated stakeholders who came out of nowhere claiming that the company is ignoring their issues. Executives are asking, “What happened all of a sudden?”
- For over five years now an activist group has been pounding the company with the same issue. Attempts to correct perceptions with accurate information have had no visible effect. In fact, the more the charges are repeated, the more people assume they must be true.
- Your company wants to build, develop or expand operations and despite your commitment or record of best practice, the community is mobilising against you.
It sometimes feels like issues are fuelled by forces under the surface or behind the scenes. But how can a manager get a clearer picture of the socio-political environment? How can we move from reactive to proactive issues management? How can a manager navigate the chaotic world of stakeholder politics to turn good intentions into good results?
In this new two-day workshop you will learn how to analyse the networks of issues and stakeholders in the socio-political environment to identify strategies and tactics for your company to make a positive contribution to sustainable development in the communities where you operate.
This workshop is led by Robert G. Boutilier, PhD. He is a researcher, author, consultant and president of Boutilier and Associates, a social research consultancy based in Canada and Mexico (www.stakeholder360.com). He is an Associate of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University, and the Executive Director of the Atzingo Institute for Stakeholder Network Studies.
Robert Boutilier is a Senior International Associate of ACCSR and is visiting Australia under ACCSR’s auspices for the third time.
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“Do-it-yourself network mapping. Something really practical that I can do straight away.”
“Using the tools to take models back to the workplace & apply practically.”
“Network & issues mapping. Bringing the two together was very enlightening also the interpretation was interesting - getting to the ‘core’ of the issue.”
“Working collaboratively on activities – great to talk to others about networks in a relaxed environment.”
“Structural approach to thinking about issues and stakeholders.”
“Highlighting the linkages between stakeholders/the importance of identifying specific stakeholders, not just broader stakeholder groups.”
“Enjoyed the theoretical analysis of stakeholder networks.”
