We know strategic planning requires teamwork. As strategy professionals, it is seldom in our careers that we are not called on to convene or bring together a group of peers to engage in problem-solving, address an issue, lend expertise to a project or program, or plan an event. However, how does the convening leader create an environment in the strategic process that leads the team to successful outcomes? This can be a challenge when its “business as usual” –  but recently, nothing has been normal. Despite some of the positive shifts we have seen, further leadership is needed to facilitate successful teams and outcomes.     During these turbulent and evolving times, many of the problems we face are complex and go beyond a single program or organization. There is a need to effectively approach common problems that are global in scale. In the last ten years, the practice of strategic management has grown beyond business planning to also focus on collective systems and issues, as organizations attempt to collaborate across sector boundaries to address ambiguous and consequential societal problems. As the field of strategy has developed, strategic leaders must also grow in the skills needed to convene diverse groups of stakeholders capable of solving complex problems.     This workshop highlights the importance of convening diverse stakeholder groups. It also provides practical insights for identifying complementary collaborators across a spectrum of actors. Finally, this workshop introduces five principles in convening stakeholders that will help you guide diverse teams through the complexities of globalization and uncertainty. The skills learned in this workshop will help build team members' commitment, as barriers and obstacles in strategic engagement are overcome with effective leadership. Based on research and practical experience, plan for aha moments as the presenters share convening leadership principles and best practices in leading strategic initiatives.