https://blog.girishshekhar.com/tags/stakeholder-management/Recent content in Stakeholder-Management on Girish ShekharHugo -- 0.163.3en-usFri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.girishshekhar.com/posts/building-influence-with-a-village/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.girishshekhar.com/posts/building-influence-with-a-village/Most engineers treat mentorship as a one-person relationship and influence as a byproduct of technical skill. Both assumptions break down at this level. This post introduces the village model for mentorship, practical tactics for influence without authority, and the mental shift from closing conversations to opening relationships.