Chapter 10 of 12 · Practical Leadership Handbook

Stakeholder and Cross-Functional Leadership

Leading across biostatistics, data management, clinical, regulatory and safety when most of the work depends on people you do not manage.

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2026-10-11

What it is planned to cover

  • The handoffs that matter with each function, and what each needs from programming
  • Communicating risk and trade-offs to people who do not read code
  • Designing meetings and status updates that produce decisions
  • Influence without authority: agreeing dates, owners and escalation paths
  • Handling disagreement over scope, timing and quality
  • Making cross-functional knowledge reusable instead of personal

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