RE: Reaching Stakeholders
- Archived: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:15:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:15:21 -0400 (EDT)
- From: Dan.Dozier, Panelist <ddozier@tlisystems.com>
- Subject: RE: Reaching Stakeholders
- X-topic: Outreach
Hello Marilyn Null. You have made some very important points. I fully agree that true public involvement, not just public infomation, requires a full toolbox. Listening to and talking with people is critical. So is doing homework so as to engage in a meaningful discussion with folks. And so is analyzing perceptions and understanding what peoples' interests are. All of this requires much more than just a cookbook approach to stakeholder involvement. It requires listening to people.
While I think that the public involvement policy is fine, it does not provide the necessary personal committment and listening skills so important to true stakeholder involvement.
Dan Dozier
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