Stakeholder Management & Government Relations for Energy Leaders
Virtual/Online
Stakeholder Management And Government Relations For Energy Leaders
Upcoming Dates
Online — 22nd–26th June 2026
Online — 7th–11th September 2026
Online — 14th–18th December 2026
|5-day intensive programme
$2,600
Programme Overview
Energy leaders don’t lose projects because the technical plan was weak. They lose them because stakeholders were misread, mismanaged, or engaged too late.
This intensive 5-day programme equips senior leaders and high-potential managers in the energy sector with a practical, field-tested approach to stakeholder management and government relations. You will learn how to map power, interests, incentives, and risk across complex environments—then build a disciplined engagement strategy that protects delivery, reputation, and long-term licence to operate.
This programme is designed for leaders working across oil & gas, power, and renewables—particularly in high-stakes, politically sensitive, and community-facing contexts.
Programme Highlights
Build stakeholder strategies that protect delivery, reputation,
and licence to operateLearn how government and regulatory systems actually
behave under pressureStrengthen executive influence without authority across
complex stakeholder websHandle conflict, escalation, and reputational threats with
discipline and controlImprove negotiation outcomes with regulators, partners, communities, and internal executives
Create an engagement plan you can deploy immediately
in your current role
Objectives
By the end of this programme, you will be able to:
Identify and prioritise stakeholders using power, legitimacy,
urgency, and risk-based frameworksBuild a government relations strategy aligned to organisational objectives and constraints
Engage regulators and public-sector stakeholders with clarity, credibility, and discipline
Reduce stakeholder-driven project delays through proactive influence planning
Manage community, partner, and political risk without
compromising ethics or complianceLead difficult conversations and negotiations with confidence
and controlBuild a 90-day stakeholder action plan tied to measurable outcomes
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Why energy projects fail: the stakeholder causes leaders underestimate
Stakeholder ecosystems in energy: government, regulators, partners, communities, media, investors
Mapping power and influence: formal authority vs informal control
Stakeholder segmentation: who matters, why, and what “success” looks like for them
Risk-based stakeholder prioritisation (delivery risk, reputational risk, political risk)
Workshop: build your stakeholder map for a live project (your current context)
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Government relations vs lobbying vs compliance: what leaders must understand
The public sector decision environment: incentives, constraints, and reputational drivers
Building credibility: what government stakeholders respect (and what destroys trust fast)
Designing an engagement strategy: cadence, messaging, escalation routes, and documentation
Managing internal alignment: preventing mixed messages from your own organisation
Simulation: meeting with a regulator under time pressure (with debrief + feedback
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Influence without authority: the executive toolkit for complex systems
Negotiation in energy contexts: where leverage really comes from
Handling “no”, delays, and vague commitments: turning ambiguity into decisions
Managing conflict with communities, unions, and partners without escalation
Language discipline: what to say (and not say) in politically sensitive environments
Role-play lab: difficult stakeholder conversations (3 rounds, escalating complexity)
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Reputation as an operational asset: how it affects approvals, partnerships, and resilience
Stakeholder escalation patterns: early warning signals leaders miss
Crisis communications fundamentals for leaders (even when Comms owns the channel)
Managing misinformation and hostile narratives
Building a “single source of truth” operating rhythm across internal teams
Simulation: stakeholder incident escalation + press pressure scenario (team-based)
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Ethical leadership in government relations: boundaries, compliance, and reputational protection
Anti-corruption leadership: decision frameworks for grey-zone pressure
Governance that works: decision rights, escalation ladders, stakeholder reporting
Building a stakeholder operating system: routines, templates, meeting rhythm, metrics
Capstone workshop: build your 90-day stakeholder plan (deliverable)
Peer review: executive critique + refinement
Personal action planning: what you will implement immediately and how you’ll measure impact
Duration: 5 Days
Monday to Thursday 09:00–14:00, Friday 09:00–12:00
Location: Online
Total Programme Investment: $2.600