You'd expect KPIs and analytics to top the list of skills companies want from marketing leaders. They do. But the #3 skill — ahead of brand strategy, team leadership, and digital marketing — is stakeholder management. Over half of all listings ask for it. In the US, that jumps to 83%.

This episode breaks down what "stakeholder management" actually means in job listings (hint: it's not "good at meetings"), why it trips up otherwise talented marketers making the jump to leadership, and four concrete ways to start building this skill — even if no one's taught you how.

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