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9.21.2005 ET
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New Program on Stakeholder Engagement from The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
Program is designed for companies striving to position effective stakeholder engagement at the core of successful, responsible and innovative business practice
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Stakeholder Engagement and Dialogue
http://www.bcccc.net/stakeholder
November 16-18, 2005; Scottsdale, Arizona
April 19-21, 2006; San Francisco, California
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - To be successful, your company must engage across
multiple stakeholder boundaries, and know how to build social capital in
the communities of interest and networks affected by your issues and
concerns. How can you build a network of stakeholder relationships and
engage with them in a way that builds trust and support for the
company?
The Center for Corporate Citizenship is pleased to announce a new program
for companies striving to position effective stakeholder engagement at the
core of successful, responsible and innovative business practice.
Stakeholder Engagement and Dialogue (http://www.bcccc.net/stakeholder)
will be offered in Scottsdale, Arizona, November 16-18, 2005 and in San
Francisco, California, April 19-21, 2006.
Designed for director-level engagement practitioners, the program applies
a systems-thinking lens to the challenge of stakeholder relationships.
Participants will learn tools and frameworks that can be leveraged to move
companies beyond management to a position and process of stakeholder
engagement. Key takeaways from the program include:
Recognizing different approaches to stakeholder relations
Understanding the business case for co-creative stakeholder
engagement
Knowing how to build and use social capital
Producing a stakeholder network map to focus engagement activities
Preparing a stakeholder engagement plan
Developing new engagement strategies to minimize unproductive
conflict
Using systems thinking to help identify interconnected issues and
potential solutions
Knowing when to use dialogue, debate and discussion
Learning the fundamentals of stakeholder dialogue
The Stakeholder Engagement and Dialogue program was developed and will be
delivered by Ann Svendsen and Myriam Laberge, both recognized experts in
stakeholder engagement as well as management and organization development.
Ms. Svendsen and Ms. Laberge are both associated with the Centre for
Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University in British
Columbia, Canada.
The Center also offers courses at company sites on request, and can
customize its offerings to address companies' specific challenges and
needs.
For more information, call The Center at 617.552.4545, or go to The
Center's web site at
http://www.bc.edu/corporatecitizenship.
The Center's executive education offerings cover planning, strategy,
program development, implementation, communications, evaluation,
leadership development and competency building, leading to a Certificate
awarded by the Boston College Carroll School of Management.
About The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, a membership-based
research organization, is committed to helping business leverage its
social, economic and human assets to ensure both its success and a more
just and sustainable world. As a leading resource on corporate
citizenship, The Center works with global corporations to help them
define, plan and operationalize their corporate citizenship. Through the
power of research, executive education and the insights of its 350
corporate members, The Center creates knowledge, value and demand for
corporate citizenship.
The Center offers publications including a newsletter, research reports,
and white papers; executive education, including a Certificate program;
convenings that include an annual conference, roundtables, and regional
meetings; and a corporate membership program.
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