Companies need to find a balance between profit maximization and the interests of stakeholders. This can be achieved by implementing ethical business practices and considering the impact of decisions on all stakeholders. For example, a company can invest in employee training and development to increase productivity and quality, which can ultimately lead to increased profits. Additionally, companies can work with suppliers to develop long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial. Companies need to consider the interests of all stakeholders when making decisions to achieve long-term growth and sustainability while also benefiting their stakeholders. Shareholders want the business to earn high revenues.

Use nimble models that can produce sensitivity analyses and make sure they can track financial outcomes, KPI’s and how each strategy impacts long term value (or not) for the company. Even if PE is in it for the free cash flow, they’ll want to preserve longer term company value if the company is to be sold later.

In my personal experience, listening carefully to the requests of stakeholders is always important, no matter how extravagant or far-fetched they may sound. It is essential to maintain a solid relationship of trust. One way to avoid sudden changes in deadlines or objectives is to keep the stakeholders regularly informed of the achievements that have being reached. It is important to explain how a short-term demand can affect the fulfillment of the project objectives, or worse, influence the estimated costs or resources. It is always advisable to remind the stakeholders of the agreed strategic plan. It can also be useful to analyze the contradictions between different stakeholders and call on them to align expectations.

By the very definition "stakeholders" have a stake in growing the enterprise, yet various stakeholders may differ in their perceptions of the current state of affairs and what's truly possible in the long term. The executive team must understand what motivates each group and provide salient points (for both - long and short term goals) to each group of stakeholders. If there is no common ground and expectations are truly misaligned, these are wrong stakeholders for the enterprise. By considering an orderly process for a "divorce" each group may be better prepared to tolerate the difference in the expectations.

Its always storytelling and social proof. There are hundreds of examples of comapies that started slowly to perfect product or get product market mix just rite. it takes time. maybe you just have the wrong stakeholders