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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

Every high-growth enterprise can name a moment of affirmation that changed everything – that first big win that established credibility and created the launching pad for what followed. While a champion has influence over the decision, he is not the ultimate decision maker. The decision maker at AT&T was CEO Randall Stephenson.