David Ross presenting “Dealing With Outrage: How to Successfully Navigate Stakeholder Conflict”

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Note: This is a virtual event and meeting costs are waved. We still request you RSVP so we can reach out with the meeting link.

About David and his presentation:

In today’s hyperconnected world, engineering and environmental geologists, unfortunately, can no longer rely solely on technical expertise. The job has become significantly harder—not because of the geoscience, but through the need to often interact with their stakeholders.

Geologists, hydrogeologists, and related professionals now operate in an era where stakeholders are more informed, more organized, and more vocal than ever. Whether it’s mining, energy, utilities, construction, or river management, community outrage and stakeholder conflict is now routine—and rising.

AEG members will learn:

• Why outrage exists in the first place

• Why organizations and professionals often get it wrong

• Practical tools and tactics geologists can use in the field to de-escalate tension

• Strategic approaches organizations can adopt to protect or rebuild trust over time.

Bio: With over 30 years of experience tackling some of the most complex and polarizing social and environmental challenges, David is regularly called upon by corporations and government agencies to advise on how to successfully navigate outrage, manage crises, or mediate deeply entrenched stakeholder conflict.  He is the one called on when the people with the pitchforks and flaming torches storm your organization’s barricades!

Finally, I’m the author of Confronting the Storm, a multi-award-winning book published in New York, which explores how leaders can navigate complexity, conflict, and change in a world marked by uncertainty and outrage.